Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #19978
From: Peter Van Arsdale <petervanarsdale@earthlink.net>
Sender: Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Birds
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 18:11:08 -0400
To: <lml>
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I grew up flying out of a strip that was a regular hangout for seagulls.  The strip was 3500 feet long and many flights on a normal takeoff were between 50-100 feet in altitude at the departure end of the runway.  This happened to be the same altitude the birds were at after they realized there was a plane coming thier way, so the only way to avoid a collision was to hold the plane down and fly underneath them.  They don't dive out of your way when very close to the ground. 
 
Peter Van Arsdale
Naples, FL
(239) 253-8246
 
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