Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All things mechanical and people fail. While the Navy makes an effort to minimize failure through redundancy and training, airplanes will continue to crash. VaBch, demonstrating a significant lack of wisdom, concern for citizens, and or greed, allowed development around and close to Oceana and subordinate areas. The Navy wishes to be away from and protected from future development. Furthermore, birds do not vote. JTB ------------------------------ Message: 14 Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 07:15:50 -0500 From: Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: For the bird and F16 lovers NOW: NoOLF To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> Message-ID: <80579F2A-1973-430D-98A1-D6F7B5B4ABA0@mindspring.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed This bird strike photo is especially relevant in North Carolina right now. The Navy has hit on the great(?) idea of building a practice landing field adjacent to Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is the winter home to hundreds of thousands of water fowl, all considerably larger than the bird seen sucked into the jet in this video. They already have a practice field in Virginia near their airbase, but people who have moved into the flight patterns are complaining about the noise. It's not helping Virginia's real estate market, which is more important to the Navy than the safety of its pilots. Here is a site that give you some of the story: http://skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/?cat=44 Please contact your congressmen to help us stop this lunacy. Thanks. Ric Carter http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/ On Mar 4, 2007, at 7:14 PM, John Collier wrote: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Prd0o2MAA > > :-) > > John Collier > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >