FAA Reminds Operators of Rotorcraft Bird Strike Study
A new FAA Information for Operators reminds helicopter pilots of recommendations from a rotorcraft bird strike study.
Migrating Birds on Saltmarshes View of the sea defence wall as a flock of migrating birds, disturbed while feeding, rise from the wheat field
Helicopter operators should consider migratory patterns of bird populations and use it to plan and fly routes, according to the FAA. (Photo: Ian Sharp / Migrating Birds on Saltmarshes via Wikimedia Commons)