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June 7, 2010 -
The new Center,
based at Embry-Riddle's
The Jan. 15
ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the |
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Bird and
wildlife strikes cause more than a half-million hours of aircraft
down time and cost
The Center is an initiative of national wildlife
expert Archie Dickey, an associate professor of aviation environmental
science in "We created this Center to support data collection
efforts, develop better solutions to reduce wildlife strike hazards, and
serve as a clearinghouse to share this information with industry and
organizations that need it," Dickey said. "The US Airways landing in the The new Center is designed to be part of a larger
comprehensive overhaul of the |
One of the Center's goals is to bring together and leverage broad industry, academic, and government supporters to gain federal and state funding to establish the Center as the pre-eminent national facility for wildlife/bird strike data collection, research, and development, similar to FAA-sponsored Centers of Excellence now operating at Embry-Riddle and other universities. The Center is advised by prominent experts in aviation safety, aerospace engineering, aviation law, and pilot training. They include Russell DeFusco, Ph.D., founder of the wildlife management consultancy BASH Inc.; Paul Eschenfelder, aviation consultant and president of Avion Corp.; and Ed Cleary, retired FAA wildlife biologist. Students enrolled in the Aviation Environmental Science degree program at Embry-Riddle, which Dickey also chairs, will assist with research at the Center. The new Center will develop and promote solutions for managing wildlife around airports and training pilots and airport personnel to avoid aircraft collisions with birds and wildlife. Some approaches already show promise, according to Dickey. For example, certain marine radar has been modified to detect birds near airports, and the mowing of airport-area grass to a height of six to 12 inches deters the presence of larger birds.
The Center will
work with bird strike committees in |
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