Hi David,
I can endorse your conclusion regarding large birds. In my part of the
world, it is common to find large hawks
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and vultures
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circling in thermals up to many thousands of feet. I have learned never
to fly under these birds as they will close their wings and drop when
they see a plane nearby. I always fly round them or pull over them.
Cheers, John
N262WF, mono XS, 912S
Mooresville, North Carolina
ORIGINAL MESSAGE
.... Now when confronted with a large bird looking as though
it is coming through the screen I reckon the smart move is
to pull up, as birds are likely to dive in a panic
situation as their only means of rapidly gaining speed to
avoid a threat, but when it first happened I hesitated a
bit before turning right, wondering whether the bird knew
the rules of the air!
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