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Posted for "John Barrett" <2thman@olympus.net>:
Bob et al,
That's an interesting tale and I can add another. I was flying R/C gliders
on Marrowstone Island about 20 years ago when a juvenile bald eagle took an
interest in my craft. He flew over the top of my glider about three to five
feet above it and let down all his feathers and feet to slow flight I guess.
I let this go on for what seemed like minutes but in fact was only a couple
of seconds before I dived away because I thought he was getting ready to
make a meal of my airplane. it never happened to me again there or
elsewhere, but it was unforgettable.
John Barrett
Similar situation happened in 1977 at Marymore park, Redmond, Washington. A
control-line combat contest entrant had his lines cut. The flying wing
circled upward almost out of site, engine quit and it began slowly gliding
to earth in a large 100 yard circle. Shortly thereafter a bald eagle sided
up to it and flew formation for about five minutes then departed. Birds
like flying partners.<<<
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