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So, 2 flights today, 1 on an A320, both partially over water and passed quite a few birds...

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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 08:14 AM
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Default So, 2 flights today, 1 on an A320, both partially over water and passed quite a few birds...

at fairly close range. Am I a little bitch to say I was bit concerned???
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 08:23 AM
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Default Only if you have Sean Connery In the vicinity on the ground with an umbrella =)

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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 08:55 AM
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Depends on how many engines your plane had.
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 08:56 AM
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He said A320, you know, recently a major news item?
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 09:26 AM
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no worries
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 09:41 AM
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Default I suddenly remembered my Charlemagne....

"Let my armies be the rocks, and the trees, and the birds in the sky."
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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Default Airbus has nowhere near the quality of a Boeing, IMO. shake, rattle, etc.

15 hrs of pure hell coming back from Shanghai last time. Never again.
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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Are you back in the U.S. bish???
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Default People are now starting to notice that birds share some of the same airspace

shocking I tell you!

j/k - it's natural to have a heightened awareness after something like this.

Considering how many flights per day there are a bird strike is still a really rare occurrence. One that takes out two engines even rarer. Combine that with a pre-inauguration news lull and it gets a little blown out of proportion.
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 02:28 PM
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Nonsense - compared to a Boeing, most Airbuses are smoother and quieter
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