luckky 0 #1 August 22, 2003 i waz talking to a wuffo the other day and they asked me a question that i had no answer for,,maybe some one here can help.....this person worked making windshields for airplanes and a number one problem with planes seemed to be birds..has there ever ben a skydiver hit by a bird ao one caught in a open canopy luv to liv liv to luv luckyIf there are no trials in life,how will u know what is really imprtortant liv2luv luv2liv,,,SUMMOOO 1 lucky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masher 1 #2 August 23, 2003 Yes. There was a report of a birdstrike in freefall in the APF magazine a little while ago. The gy in question got hit in the face. He managed to dump and land safely. He landed and was taken to hospital (he had blood everywhere). He required several stiches, and the doctor found a claw in one of the cuts. I've also seen a picture of a small bird impaled in the lens of a full face helmet. Don't know the story behind that one.-- Arching is overrated - Marlies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #3 August 23, 2003 Like this...People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobB 0 #4 August 23, 2003 And there are really people who jump without eye protection of any kind? On my motorcycle, I've ridden through some bugs at 60+mph that nearly tore my riding glasses off of my face (big, fat rural North Carolina bugs). I can't imagine hitting a bird at twice the speed. I'm all for protecting my peepers...they're just too damn valuable to me (for peeping and peeping-related activities). My dad (retired C-130 pilot) has told me about some guy doing a training ride in a T-37...the plane ran into a goose which came through the windscreen and decapitated the IP . Yes, I know it is snowing. No, we are not putting the top up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luckky 0 #5 August 23, 2003 uhmm,,jumping with out eye protection,,,is like u sayz riding bike with out,,,,,,,,grinn i also ride a bike(80 sporster) and would not even think about riding without peeper protection,,.......nor boots.......i also must say that i feel safer in the sky then i do on the road..i used to luv getting on my bike and just going,all my toubles went with the wind,,,but since i have been jumping there brings a new meaning to fredom live to luv luv to liv luckyIf there are no trials in life,how will u know what is really imprtortant liv2luv luv2liv,,,SUMMOOO 1 lucky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luckky 0 #6 August 24, 2003 there was such a thing of bird impaling a visor of helmetSkydiver Got Hit By A Bird While looking at this picture, one might think that the skydiver who got hit by this Titmouse pulled way too low but he did not! Statistically it's almost impossible, but during a formation jump, a member of the "Fila-Team" from Austria had this dangerous encounter at 5,900 feet. Fortunately, the bird got stuck in the visor of his helmet and only left him with a cut and a black-and-blue eye. As far as we know, such an incident in our sport never was reported before. These birds normally never fly at such a height, and the jumpers assume that the extreme heat of that day caused the bird to get lost on its hunt for insects. So watch out...you'll never know! Photos by Next Generation © 2000If there are no trials in life,how will u know what is really imprtortant liv2luv luv2liv,,,SUMMOOO 1 lucky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #7 August 24, 2003 Quotethere was such a thing of bird impaling a visor of helmetSkydiver Got Hit By A Bird While looking at this picture, one might think that the skydiver who got hit by this Titmouse pulled way too low but he did not! Statistically it's almost impossible, but during a formation jump, a member of the "Fila-Team" from Austria had this dangerous encounter at 5,900 feet. Fortunately, the bird got stuck in the visor of his helmet and only left him with a cut and a black-and-blue eye. As far as we know, such an incident in our sport never was reported before. These birds normally never fly at such a height, and the jumpers assume that the extreme heat of that day caused the bird to get lost on its hunt for insects. So watch out...you'll never know! Photos by Next Generation © 2000 I'm a pilot and, as you say, most birds fly below 1000 ft agl, BUT I,ve seen quite a few birds at and above 5,000ft. I've had my windshield splattered with bugs at well over 5,000ft too.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
