BIRD STRIKE Awareness and AVOIDANCE: SAFETY Guide

Bird strikes happen almost every day. As a general aviation pilot, it may seem impossible to predict a bird strike. But, along with fantastic predictive data, there is a tool available to everyone, to help reduce the risk of bird strikes in commercial aviation, military aviation, and for those of us in general aviation, and it is called: Avian Hazard Advisory System. (AHAS). AHAS, along with resources from the FAA and others, can help with safer flying. #birdstrike

We will do a deep dive on bird strike damages, data, and risk mitigation in the flying world. We will also go over a demo of AHAS, so you can be armed with the information you need to conduct a safe flight.

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Links:
Avian Hazard Avistory System
https://www.usahas.com/

References:
FAA: https://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_...
FAA: https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/fil...
FAA: https://wildlife.faa.gov/
Birdstrike Committee: https://www.birdstrike.org/
BirdCast: https://birdcast.info/
Birdstrike Canada: https://canadianbirdstrike.ca/
USAF: https://www.safety.af.mil/Divisions/A...
FAA: https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/m...
ERAU: https://prescott.erau.edu/about/labs/...
NIH: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
US Fish and Wildlife: https://www.fws.gov/story/threats-bir...
Smithsonian Natural History
Frankfurt Airport Bird Control:    • Frankfurt Airport Bird Control Team p...  
WSJ:    • How Do Airports Keep Birds From Strik...  
Korean Bird Control:    • Koreans Terrorize Airport-Dwelling Bi...  
ATL Ranger Nick:    • Ranger Nick: Preventing Bird Strikes ...  
Great Big Story:    • Meet the Dog Protecting Planes From B...  
aviation-safety.net:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/...
https://aviation-safety.net/photo/443...
AOPA: Bird and Wildlife Strikes
Auburn University Raptor Center: https://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/raptor/
Audubon Georgia: https://www.birdsgeorgia.org/
Purdue study: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/relea...
FAA study/ag plane:   / going-to-the-birds-to-prevent-hazardous-st...  


My name is Nathan Ballard, I am a certificated flight instructor. I promote safer general aviation, provide thought provoking ideas about flying, and contribute to the aviation community for the greater good.

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While I'm a certificated flight instructor, I'm not your flight instructor. Please seek guidance and lessons from your own CFI.

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