Aviation Megathread 10: I'm dumb as shit

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Aviation Megathread 10: I'm dumb as shit

Cocoa Crispies: Jul 20, 2001; Vehicular Manslaughter!; Pillbug

Butt Reactor posted:

Most airports do, such as using cannons and other explosives to make noise that scare birds. Some airports fight fire with fire though and use birds of prey to chase other birds away.

From personal experience I usually run into birds near airports at least once per trip, with once nearly smacking a pelican on very short approach (we're talking like 500' from the runway, at about 100' AGL) flying into Norfolk. So yeah, it's uncommon for a random bird or two to get into the way of things and cause go-arounds.

MIA has some propane cannons set up, heard them a bunch when I was hanging out there with a friend for an afternoon.

I'm not sorry for this.

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Cocoa Crispies: Jul 20, 2001; Vehicular Manslaughter!; Pillbug

MrYenko posted:

I overrode our supervisor and TMU yesterday and closed the only remaining open departure gate out of FLL/MIA

Was that due to the storms in the afternoon and evening?

# ¿ Apr 28, 2018 16:10

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