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F.A.A. Data Show Multiple Bird Strikes Every Day
nytimes ^ | April 24, 2009 | MATTHEW L. WALD

Posted on 04/24/2009 5:45:32 PM PDT by JoeProBono

Twenty times a day, pilots nationwide report that birds have hit their airplanes, according to a national data base of wildlife strikes made public on Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration. Denver International Airport had the highest number of reported bird strikes this decade — 2,090 — according to the database. Nationwide, the most common bird species involved in the collisions was the mourning dove.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: aviation; birdstrikes; faa

1 posted on 04/24/2009 5:45:32 PM PDT by JoeProBono
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2 posted on 04/24/2009 5:48:54 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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3 posted on 04/24/2009 5:52:04 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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Well, time to stop flying, to protect this species.


4 posted on 04/24/2009 5:52:42 PM PDT by rovenstinez
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Oh hell - I can hear it now:

Ban private flying! They're killing our doves!

5 posted on 04/24/2009 5:52:46 PM PDT by grobdriver (Proud Member, Party Of No! No Socialism - No Fascism - Nobama - No Way!)
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Ban private flying! They're killing our doves!

No, we must kill all birds to make it safe to fly.

6 posted on 04/24/2009 5:56:37 PM PDT by Doe Eyes
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7 posted on 04/24/2009 6:02:58 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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Ground all the planes, we’re just killing the birds.

If it saves just one bird, we must do it. /liberal_logic


8 posted on 04/24/2009 7:18:14 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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9 posted on 04/24/2009 7:21:34 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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