Joe
I think your on to something.
JB
-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Timney <TIMNEYJJ@sterlingdi.com>
To: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>;
crothfuss@coastalnet.com <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Date: Friday, November 12, 1999 8:13 AM
Subject: Re: Animal magnetism
>Chuck,
>
>You are the only one I know of, to hit birds at Maxton, maybe that rotary
motor has a bird calling harmonic. Hell, it sounds like 10,000 pissed-off
bumblebees, maybe the birds think it's food!!! Maybe you could retire the
Wankel name and come up with a catchy one. Hey, Keith...your good at this
stuff !!!
>
>>>> Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com> 11/11 7:13 PM >>>
>List,
>
> Sorry I don't have any input to offer on spoilers right now. I've
enjoyed
>the discussion, but I figured it was time to inject something new. Lets
>talk about bird strikes. I'm sure any pilots on the list are familiar with
>this threat to aircraft, but its begun to plague me on the ground. The
last
>three events I've attended at Maxton I either hit birds or came way too
>close. I'm beginning to wonder if it's not just something about my car
>attracting them since nobody else seems to have this problem. Worst of
>all, I've started to attract other flying critters! Last night on the way
>home, as I passed under the only street light on a long stretch of rural
two
>lane I hit a bat. Now how many people can honestly say they have ever hit
a
>bat with their car?!
>I'm starting to get real nervous when I see flocks of geese. Are birds
ever
>a concern at Bonneville or other LSR venues?
>
>Chuck Rothfuss
>ECTA #510
>
>
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