Thanks for your second response. I was unaware of the incidents you describe.
On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 9:53 PM, Noel Roediger <[email protected]> wrote: > For those interested – and who have read my previous statement “pelicans > do not attack” - you may recall a pelican took out a RAAF F-111. > > > > It didn’t attack but just dived from fear and hit the F-111 cockpit with > catastrophic result. > > > > The closest I’ve ever come to being killed in an aircraft I was flying due > to a bird strike occurred when returning to Parafield in a C404 . and as we > passed over “Pelican Point” power station a pelican dived between the > minimal square formed by the stbd. fuse., L/E, engine cowl and prop. > > > > Noel. > > > > *From:* Aus-soaring [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Peter Champness > *Sent:* Thursday, November 17, 2016 8:21 PM > *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Eagle attacks > > > > Any reports of damage from Pelican attacks? > > > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 8:35 PM, Noel Roediger <[email protected]> > wrote: > > All of you will have experienced acceptance, rejection or even attack by > creatures you’ve approached or neared – be it a dog, cat, bird or reptile. > > > > Why? > > > > You tell me. > > > > If you are attacked by a Wedge-tail, or any other creature, it’s simply > because *it doesn’t like you.* (mating/breeding season and area > protection is not a cause) > > > > The only bird you may soar with, in Aus, that can cause a catastrophe is > the Australian Pelican. > > > > Without malice – but rather from fear - it dives vertically if it’s > disturbed during flight and that’s where we, as soaring pilots are most > exposed as we generally enter a thermal below them. > > > > Noel. > > > > *From:* Aus-soaring [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Angus Stewart > *Sent:* Thursday, October 13, 2016 11:22 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [Aus-soaring] Eagle attacks > > > > Just saw this article from WA - > > > > https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/32876540/bird-strike-forces-glider- > emergency/ > > > > Pilot very lucky to get out of that with only minor injuries and a broken > canopy. > > > > Anyone else got some interesting eagle attack stories? > > > > /Gus > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > >
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