Bird strikes

Dessverre alltid et aktuelt tema. En gang i tiden kunne jeg disse reglene utenat, men jeg har glemt dem. Nå dukket de opp i AW&ST og jeg klippet dem ut slik at du vet hvor de er å finne, også de for tunge helikoptre lik de som opererer over våre havområder. Ja, jeg har hatt noen bird strikes, men ingen med alvorlig skade.
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JetBlue jet returns to NYC's JFK after bird strike A JetBlue flight had to return to JFK airport Saturday morning after it struck a bird shortly after takeoff,  NEW YORK (AP) - JetBlue says a bird hit a plane after takeoff from New York's Kennedy Airport and the pilot returned to the airport and landed safely. The incident Saturday morning involved Flight 683 to Orlando. The flight was scheduled to leave Kennedy at 6:50 a.m. JetBlue spokeswoman Sharon Jones says the captain encountered a bird strike and returned to the airport. She says the 144 passengers were removed to another aircraft. That plane left Kennedy at 8:45 a.m. A spokeswoman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says there were no injuries and the aircraft was not damaged.

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