Efficacy of Aircraft Landing Lights in Stimulating Avoidance Behavior in Birds

• Main Authors: Blackwell, Bradley F., Bernhardt, Glen E.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2002
• Subjects: Environmental Health and Protection; Canada; The Landing; Branta canadensis
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/birdstrike2002/35; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/birdstrike2002/article/1034/viewcontent/2002_BSA_abstracts_35.pdf

A potential non-lethal technique to reduce bird-aircraft collisions, aircraft-mounted light, has been considered for nearly 3 decades, but has received no formal research as to its efficacy. We tested the hypothesis that during daylight hours birds exposed to an approaching vehicle exhibiting pulsin...