Exadios Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 Huge bird smashes through window, lands in pilot's lap.
eightyknots Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 Huge bird smashes through window, lands in pilot's lap. Well, we have the headline but no picture or story. Do you have more info, Exadios?
mAgNeToDrOp Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 If you click on the "headline", it will take you to the story. It's a hyperlink :)
eightyknots Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 If you click on the "headline", it will take you to the story. It's a hyperlink :) Thanks MD! I read the story: that was quite a scare .
mAgNeToDrOp Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 Lucky the eagle was dead/stunned, could've been a bit like a frog in a blender in that cockpit if it was still alive and very pissed off..
poteroo Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 John is a very, very experienced glider and power pilot; which explains the successful outcome. It will be interesting to learn whether it happened during a thermalling phase, or during a straight cross country sector. Lots of wedgetails over the entire WA wheatbelt so beware. Don't go under them. The other bird hazard this year is the flocks of large 'wading' type birds, (Ibis?) which are in the highest density I've ever seen in southern WA, especially within 30nm of the southern coast. We are using our strobes + landing lights in the circuit at many south coast locations. happy days,
Jabiru Phil Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 I had a close encounter once. Wedge tail appeared on my right approx 30 metres away. At 2500 We both got a shock. I remember the eagle turning his head towards me, folding his wings and dived away. Well, I was bigger than him. Good decision. PHIL.
planedriver Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 "Stone the crows", that's not a comment, more of a recommendation, which some may not understand.
Exadios Posted October 20, 2016 Author Posted October 20, 2016 Well, we have the headline but no picture or story. Do you have more info, Exadios? Click the link.
Yenn Posted October 23, 2016 Posted October 23, 2016 I met one yesterday, just about a couple of seconds and i went under nim by about 50ft. At first sighting I thought it was a drone so didn't take action as I was going to miss him. Good job he didn't dive or we would have been close.
zodiacpilot Posted October 23, 2016 Posted October 23, 2016 Huge bird smashes through window, lands in pilot's lap. We both got a shock. I remember the eagle turning his head towards me, folding his wings and dived away. Well, I was bigger than him. Good decision. PHIL. Check out these encounters on utube from Skypig999.
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