Seems to me that you folks are trying to out do one another when it comes to stories about close shaves with military aircraft! Just for the record an F-111C model aircraft was brought down many years ago be a pelican strike. The bird stuck the windscreen, they crew were not able to activate the escape module and were lost.
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Derek Ruddock Sent: Tuesday, 22 April 2008 2:38 PM To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring inAustralia.' Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] F111 Bird Strike I launched off the winch at Yorkshire Gliding Club and had 2 Panavia Tornados pass directly underneath me. Derek -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Catherine Conway Sent: Tuesday, 22 April 2008 1:39 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] F111 Bird Strike I got down to 900' over Callington years ago in the Boomerang and was scratching away when an Orion passed under me ! That was scary. -Cath On 21/04/2008, at 7:01 PM, JR wrote: I shared a thermal at 8,300 feet with an air force Orion!!, that was unexpected JR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Browne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] F111 Bird Strike Similarly, John Viney and I shared a thermal at Laverton with a large, green, open, plastic garbage bag at 5000' Roger Browne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Roden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Bob Thomas'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net>; "'Mal Bruce'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 3:25 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] F111 Bird Strike My student & I had a surprise to once share a thermal at Leeton at 4000' with a large hessian bag! Kevin Roden -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Thomas Sent: Monday, 21 April 2008 1:50 PM To: Mal Bruce; Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] F111 Bird Strike no big surprise there Mal as I am sure that there are others who like me have been at 10 000ft and joined up with a flock of Pelikans, what did surprise me though was to be joined by a big bunch of tumbleweed whilst thermalling at 10 00ft just south of Waikerie where the BIG thermals play ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mal Bruce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 7:02 PM Subject: [Aus-soaring] F111 Bird Strike Looking at the clouds in the photographs they indicate convection is occurring thus the bird was soaring the thermals. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/comments/0,23836,23562771-952,00.html http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/gallery/0,23816,5031080-17382,00.html He described the circumstances of the incident, which happened between 10am and noon, as near freakish. "It's a surprise thing at 3000ft to have a bird strike," he said. _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring -- Catherine Conway, | E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manager Research & Development | Web: <http://www.agile.com.au/> http://www.internode.on.net/ and Rural Network Engineering | Web: <http://www.agile.com.au/> http://www.agile.com.au/ Internode/Agile | Ph : +61 (0)8 8228 2999 150 Grenfell St., ADELAIDE S Aust 5000 | Mob: 0429 803 705
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