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FAA says pilots can guide whooping cranes

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Fortunately, it looks like the FAA has pulled through on this one. (www.wral.com) More...

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sparkie624
sparkie624 0
Geez. I am not a Bird Lover, but good grief. Why would the FAA Waste there time. They do not have enough man power to take care of what is important. I am surprised the FAA doesn't TATOO N Numbers on birds so they can track bird strikes.... Make just as much since.
raptor22ms
raptor22ms 0
sparkie624 you nailed that on the dot. And when he makes radio calls does he have to report the flock of birds behind him? Being a pilot I have learned to hate the thought of birds and airplanes mixing. Now they are showing birds where to fly? Seems kinda useless don't it.
stol701
stol701 0
Well goodie......I can't fly sport pilot because of a previously denied Class II. Where is my exception?
genethemarine
Gene spanos 0
More fodder for the aviation Atty's.....
Boatinman
Boatinman 0
I'm not really for or against the whooping crane debacle. I just hope I'm not up in an ultralight when those cranes are around..that would be surprising if they decided to tag along..
alsise2
Donald Parsons 0
The FAA would not have wasted time if the person reporting it would have kept his nose out of things. Some people just can't leave well enough alone - this is their 11th migration with no problems with the FAA until now. All it takes is one idiot to put a monkey wrench in to things and involve the FAA. Showing birds where to fly - useless? Some may think so, but to others wanting to save a species on the verge of extinction it is totally worthwhile. This non-profit group does this with donations and foundation grants with LOTS of volunteers. To learn more about operation migration and see some of the beautiful photos of the ultra-lights with the cranes in tight formation go to www.operationmigration.org. A big THANK YOU to the FAA in helping this years migration get back off the ground.
pfp217
pfp217 0
Well said Don! I agree! There are many uses for aviation beyond the obvious and this is one of them. (side note,not sure if it's coicidence but I think I might have been a ramper at an airline you were a pilot at way back when!)

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