Animal ambush: The challenge of managing wildlife hazards at general aviation airports

Proceedings of the Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 422-494

  Dolbeer, Richard A ^a   Begier, Michael J ^a   Wright, Sandra E ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TAXIS; AIRCRAFT COLLISIONS; AVIATION INDUSTRIES; CIVIL AIRCRAFT; CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS; ECONOMIC CONCERNS; EMERGING MARKETS; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATIONS; GENERAL AVIATIONS; HAZARD MITIGATIONS; LIMITED INFORMATIONS; MITIGATION TECHNIQUES; NATIONAL DATABASES; NATIONAL POLICIES; PASSENGER SERVICES; SAFETY ISSUES; WILDLIFE SPECIES;

ACCIDENTS; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; ANIMALS; AVIATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HAZARDS; MAMMALS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; RURAL AREAS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

AIRPORTS;

EID: 57749207696     PISSN: 07364709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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