Birds are attracted TO lights, not repelled by lights

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Author: When Date: 2/17/2024 6:29:03 AM +2/-0 Show Orig. Msg (this window) Or In New Window

"lights on below 10,000 feet" was implemented back in the 70s bird strikes plummeted.

Birds are attracted TO lights, not repelled by lights +5/-5 Audobon Society research 2/15/2024 7:07:53 AM

Yeah, they sell scare crows too! They will sell anything to anyone. +0/-1 But, what science is behind it?? 2/15/2024 4:27:04 PM

What "science"? What studies have been done to show pulse lights (NT) +0/-0 repel birds from impacting aircraft 2/16/2024 9:35:54 PM

Here's a scientific study: +1/-0 Anonymous 2/16/2024 11:26:58 PM

Birds are attracted TO lights, not repelled by lights +2/-0 When 2/17/2024 6:29:03 AM

why do folks post something from someone else and not cite the source? (NT) +0/-1 who said that? what scientific study? 2/17/2024 7:50:51 AM

and maybe safe from having to do a precautionary (NT) +1/-0 from a bird attracted to your lights? 2/17/2024 8:49:59 AM

and maybe safe from having to do a precautionary +0/-1 don�t you have to actually 2/17/2024 8:56:01 AM

right, and turning them off might help to prevent such a thing +0/-1 more then leaving them on 2/17/2024 9:12:05 AM

So other GA pilots can see them! (NT) +1/-0 Was nothing to do with birds! 2/19/2024 5:36:00 AM

and maybe safe from having to do a precautionary +0/-0 olderendirt 2/17/2024 2:35:42 PM

and maybe safe from having to do a precautionary +0/-0 say wut 2/21/2024 7:55:31 AM