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HIGHEST DUTY: My Search for What Really Matters

23 November 2014 News by Gary Searing

by Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, with Jeffrey Zaslow. William Morrow, 352 pp. The first of many disasters and near-disasters recounted by the hero of the so-called "Miracle on the Hudson," is chilling, yet instructive. On 15 Jan. 2009, more than 40 years later, Sullenberger would avoid fatal errors when US Airways Flight 1549 suffered a bird
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Fewer bird strikes by seeding the way

23 November 2014 News by Gary Searing

The 75th Civil Engineer Squadron Natural Resources department is teaming up with the Ogden Air Logistics Center and 75th Air Base Wing Bird/Wildlife Avoidance Strike Hazard working group to provide a natural and low-cost method of removing birds from the airspace around Hill Air Force Base and the Utah Test and Training Range. The groups
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The Evolution of Social Media’s Role

23 November 2014 News by Gary Searing

The AirSafe.com News This article features a video based on a presentation that AirSafe.com's Dr. Todd Curtis gave at the 2009 Bird Strike North America conference. This show provides a general definition of social media and then provides specific examples of how it was used by AirSafe.com to expand the site's audience and to enhance
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New Book by Engineer/Airline Pilot Describes Patented Aircraft Bird Strike Warning System

23 November 2014 News by Gary Searing

by Dr. Jerry LeMieux After 40 years of trying, a solution to the aircraft bird strike problem has been invented. To learn more about this life saving technology visit the book website http://www.onebirdstrike.com/

Bird risk to jets a “flashing beacon”

23 November 2014 News by Gary Searing

By Alan Levin, USA TODAY Several spectacular collisions between aircraft and birds in recent months are stark evidence that last January's water landing of a US Airways jet that hit geese is far from unique and that the hazards may be increasing, according to federal records and aviation safety experts. The Commercial Aviation Safety Team,
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Human-WIldlife Conflicts

23 November 2014 News by Gary Searing

For those of you who have not seen the latest edition of Human-WIldlife Conflicts, the Fall 2009 issue is devoted entirely to bird strike issues. http://www.wildlifeconflicts.org/journal/fall09.html

Hollow Jet Engine Blade Design

23 November 2014 News by Gary Searing

Here is a short video that describes the new curved design of engine blades and how well they withstand multiple bird ingestions. Worth watching. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH7lHjbgQhg

Articles and news about Bird Strikes – International AIrport Review

23 November 2014 News by Gary Searing

Bird strike news from 2007-present http://www.internationalairportreview.com/tag/bird-strikes/

Bend company steering birds clear of planes

23 November 2014 News by Gary Searing

According to the May 21 recommendation, the NTSB concluded that "research on the use of aircraft systems such as pulsating lights, lasers and weather radar may lead to effective methods of deterring birds from entering aircraft flight paths and, therefore, reduce the likelihood of a bird strike." For Scott Philiben, vice president of Bend-based Precise
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Wildlife under aerial attack

23 November 2014 News by Gary Searing

The US aviation industry has taken extreme measures against birds in the name of safety. But in Britain, the approach is more humane. It is a mystery that has occupied – if not quite the nation – then, at least, the neighbourhood. In Brooklyn, New York, residents were left scratching their heads after the squawking,
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Author: Gary Searing