US pilots battle against gulls, doves, bats. Gulls and other seabirds most frequently strike, followed by doves and pigeons, starlings, then raptors and waterfoul, according to statistics.
The vast majority of wildlife collisions cause only minor harm to aircraft. However, the crash landing of a US Airways Airbus in New York's Hudson River this January, after geese knocked out both engines, served as a chilling reminder of the threat. The pilot was able to land safely but only after flying the packed airliner with no power. The deadliest tragedies occurred in 1960, when a flock of starlings brought down a civilian plane in Massachusetts killing 62 people, and in 1996, when 34 people died in a military aircraft in the Netherlands. Birds have greater trouble hearing today's quieter aircraft, which typically use two, not three or four engines.
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The aircraft will only encounter bird strike during the landing and take-off time.
During these periods, the respective airports will normally have some devices to scare away the birds.
At the airport, no fruit trees are allowed to deprive of the bird for food.
In this way, the chances of bird strike will be minimise.
Of course, bird strike still happen due the the careless birds.
After take-off, the plane shall be at about 10,000m altitude.
At this height, no birds can sustain the flying regime and no bird strike will happen.
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