Thanks Terry
It is interesting that they say they have released their entire
database. There are no records for Alaska or American Samoa. Planes
fly to these destinations daily to deliver their mail, and
passengers. Both places are considered local for other conditions,
such as local postage rates. When I lived in Samoa and were doing
round-the-island bird-counts for incoming seabirds I found the
highest rate of birds coming ashore for the entire coast of Upolu was
near the Apia airstrip. An American commercial pilot friend of mine
had birds hit his windscreen on six occasions in his first year of
landings at that strip. He said you often did not see the ones that
hit the wings, and did not need to report the ones you did see out
there - just the ones that hit the windscreen.
In Samoa (formerly W Samoa) at the international airstrip a passenger
jet took a Pacific Black Duck into one of its engines while we were
there, fortunately as the plane was landing. Everyone survived but
it took over a week to replace the engine and clear the runway.
The media rarely give you all the facts
Cheers & Happy flying
Mike
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Michael Tarburton
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On 25/04/2009, at 7:22 PM, Terry Bishop wrote:
I wonder how many are not reported!!
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