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New Wed 11 Dec 13 12:46 
 Bird Strike - No FM2R
I can see why he'd be worried and distracted.

www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-11/emus-on-runway-likely-cause-of-outback-crash-landing/5149974
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New Wed 11 Dec 13 13:23 
 Bird Strike - sooty123
I've seen a few wheels up landings nearly all similar situations, pilot and aircrew distracted by a variety of things.
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New Wed 11 Dec 13 13:55 
 Bird Strike - Zero
Flew into Shark Bay Airport, in Northern WA. There is one bloke there who is air traffic control (has a handheld radio), mechanic, baggage handler, dispatcher, re-fueller, and drives the passenger bus into "town"

The pilot had to buzz along the runway before landing, to scare the wildlife into the bush and then do a quick about turn and land before they came back. On departure "mr do it all" let of scarers just before take off.
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New Wed 11 Dec 13 14:27 
 Bird Strike - helicopter
I am reminded of the Billy Connolly tale of his fliying aboard a plane in Oz owned by a company called Emu Airlines...... the tag line of which was ......

......'and then I remembered - Emus canna fly'........
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