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    Most bird strikes occur below 500 feet, with over 90% occurring below 1500 feet. Birds tend to stay lower to the ground where they can find food, shelter, and mates. Airports should maintain grass at least 20cm high to discourage birds from gathering in open areas. Pilots must report any bird strikes that cause damage or aircraft malfunctions to local air traffic authorities. Collected bird strike data is submitted to ICAO and included in their bird strike database to analyze hazards. The most effective method of dispersing birds from airports involves playing recordings of birds in distress calls, which scare other birds by simulating the sounds of danger.

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    Most bird strikes occur below 500 feet, with over 90% occurring below 1500 feet. Birds tend to stay lower to the ground where they can find food, shelter, and mates. Airports should maintain grass at least 20cm high to discourage birds from gathering in open areas. Pilots must report any bird strikes that cause damage or aircraft malfunctions to local air traffic authorities. Collected bird strike data is submitted to ICAO and included in their bird strike database to analyze hazards. The most effective method of dispersing birds from airports involves playing recordings of birds in distress calls, which scare other birds by simulating the sounds of danger.

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    Most bird strikes occur below 500 feet, with over 90% occurring below 1500 feet. Birds tend to stay lower to the ground where they can find food, shelter, and mates. Airports should maintain grass at least 20cm high to discourage birds from gathering in open areas. Pilots must report any bird strikes that cause damage or aircraft malfunctions to local air traffic authorities. Collected bird strike data is submitted to ICAO and included in their bird strike database to analyze hazards. The most effective method of dispersing birds from airports involves playing recordings of birds in distress calls, which scare other birds by simulating the sounds of danger.

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    Bird strike risk and Avoidance

    Despite the bird's ability to fly without any mechanical help, they tend
    to stay at lower heights, close to the ground, where they can find food,
    water, shelter and mating partners. Hence:

    • 60% of bird strike occurs below 500 ft (approx. 150 m),


    • 90% below 1500 ft (approx. 500 m), and
    • almost 100% below 3500 ft (approx. 1200 m)

    Long grass provides cover for ground based predators; insects and little
    rodents (food for birds) are more difficult to find than in short grass;
    birds are more vulnerable in long grass due to the fact that if attacked,
    it takes them longer to react and flee (longer to spread the wings in a
    long grass, etc.. .). ICAO recommends to maintain the grass at least
    20 cm high - thus it is not so attractive for the birds.

    According to EU-OPS 1.420 recommendations:

    "(i) A commander shall immediately inform the local air traffic service unit
    whenever a potential bird hazard is observed. ", and

    "(ii) If he is aware that a bird strike has occurred, a commander shall


    submit a written bird strike report after landing to the Authority
    whenever an aircraft for which he is responsible suffers a bird strike
    that results in significant damage to the aircraft or the loss or
    malfunction of any essential service. If the bird strike is discovered
    when the commander is not available, the operator is responsible for
    submitting the report."

    By the provisions in ICAO Annex 14, Aerodrome Design and Operations,


    Volume I, bird strikes are required to be reported at national (member
    State) level.
    Section 9.4.2 of the same Annex requires that "Bird strike reports shall be
    collected and forwarded to ICAO for inclusion in the ICAO Bird Strike
    Information System (IBIS) database"
    To facilitate this obligation. States are expected to take appropriate
    action to collect data from aircraft and airport operators, although the
    effectiveness of this process varies very widely and geographical bias in
    the overall data coverage results.
    Bird strike risk and Avoidance
    Information relating to bird strike hazard can be found:

    (a) in the ICAO Bird Strike Information System (IBIS);


    (b) on Aeronautical documents (AlP), Charts and supplements;
    (c) in ATS messages, e.g. NOTAM, ATIS.

    Plus, a commander shall immediately inform the local air traffic service
    unit whenever a potential bird hazard is observed. Note that some
    countries pUblish BIRDTAMs, but this type of aeronautical information
    does not exist in ICAO Annexes.

    The ICAO Bird Strike Information System (IBIS) is a reporting system


    designed to collect and disseminate information on bird strikes which
    occur as a result ofa collision between an aircraft and a bird. Data supplied
    by Contracting States and aircraft operators to ICAO are stored
    in a computer for easy retrieval and analysis. (Source: ICAO Doc 9332,
    IBIS manual)

    In general terms, auditory techniques are more effective than other


    techniques (visual, chemical, etc.). The use of recorded distress calls
    (of the birds, not the airplanes:) is considered the most efficient and
    cost effective method for dispersing birds from aerodromes. This
    method involves playing recorded sounds of birds in distress - this has
    a tendency to scare away other birds as they recognize the distress
    "calls" of other birds.
    Another very effective technique is firing shell crackers (simply making a
    lot of noise using pyrotechnics), but as far as its effectivity, it is less
    effective than the distress call broadcasting.

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