That's why I posted it. I heard about this last night and couldn't get over it. Coyotes? Deer? Geese? Ducks? Hello?
How much of an "environmental mess" would an MD80 smacking down short of the runway create?
I was furious about the beginning of the article. The guy no longer lives in this house, no longer farms this land - but thinks we should put his memories above the lives of the people flying in and out of SMF?
Self Centered Enviro-Whacks!
We were taking delivery of a new jet years ago and our POI (FAA inspector)was getting typed in it. In fact, his check ride was the actual first flight in the US. Anyway on short final to 12L, they smacked a goose on the left leading edge right near the root. They got it on the ground and taxied it to the hangar where we were all waiting to see the new bird.(Literally)As he parked we could see something was wrong, but it wasnt until we got closer we saw what happened. The entire leading edge was ruined. Avian remains all over the side of the plane, and a very sheepish FAA driver. Twarnt his fault, though. The wing had to be replaced grounding our brand new bird before it had even been weighed. Had the goose hit the windshield, there would have been a much different result..