Breaking news out of New York where US Air flight 1549 en route to North Carolina crashed into the Hudson River. Earlier reports are that everyone has survived, the crew must have done a miraculous job along with the first responders.
Initial reports are that the jet hit a flock of geese. Bird strikes are extremely dangerous especially when sucked into the engines knocking them out. This is what appears to happen to Flight 1549 taking out both of the engines.
Geese are a real problem with many areas becoming over populated with them. Methods of controlling them are; using dogs or noise makers to disrupt them, altering the area to make it less attractive, and hunting. Geese are smart and will quickly adjust to what ever methods you try to use against them.
I guess when you look at a situation like this it makes the plans by the Navy to build an OLF in the wintering grounds of swans and geese seem even more ridiculous. That’s another soapbox I won’t get on right now.
Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who was on the flight as well as New York’s Emergency Services as they continue operations on the Hudson River.
