Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 2 January 2013 12:42, H&E Cummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: > Happy Jan 1st Luggers! > My family likes to take the float plane between Vancouver and Pender > Island - it saves about 3 hours in travel time and is a spectacular 20 > minute flight when the weather is good. > Esther and son Russell came back on the plane just before Christmas and I > went to Port Washington to meet them. > As the plane was landing a cormorant rose from the water to meet it and > for a breath holding moment it looked like the bird might strike the > plane's propellor. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2012/Chickenw.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/b7xrn8n > > > Have a look large please. From the pilots on the list I am interested in > knowing what would have happened if the bird had not gained sufficient > altitude. > .............Nothing good for the cormorant, Howard! At higher speeds bird strikes have actually penetrated canopies, even strong military designs. I doubt you were fast enough for that but you could have had damage of course to propeller, radiator or airframe etc Birdstrikes have caused more than one aviation incident . Salud, Dinero y Amor, Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > C&C always welcome > > Howard (on quiet Pender now that everyone is gone) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >