OH DEAR

[Nkwazi]

The dangers of flying into bush strips!!

[SkyJunkie]

Oh how awful!

[kraaines]

i'd guess that Biltong calculates to over R650/kg
;-(

[Morph]

Now tell me, how can someone not see a giraffe, I mean it does tower aboce everything else?

When and where did this happen

[nicow]

That is why it is dangerous to do low flying.
I dont think the picture is real.The plane and the carcase of the giraffe is to close to each other.
Nico
ZU-AWA

[Tailspin]

To be honest i have seen something similar. If the aircraft was taking off or landing, it is possible that impact point and final stop point are so close.

[Stan]

You might see the giraffe standing next to the runway when you want to land but that does not mean he is going to stand still. My experience with these stupid animals is that when you com e along, they want to be on the other side of the road and will not wait until you pass. they race out ahead of you to pass in front. I have almost driven into them a few times while they pull this stunt. I have tried to attach the whole accident picture.

[Nkwazi]

Luckily it was'nt in Zambia. If you see eyes in the road at night, you know that it is a giraffe in a pothole!!

[skydancer]

I have seen something similar ALMOST happen,but luckily the animal passed through quickly,it was in the lowveld,with my instructor,taking a passenger up,and he was coming into land,and in front,while I was watching him,ran a warthog from one side to the other,and passed through in time.But it was a close call.And I couldn't see him from the bushes.But in this case,a giraffe is a different matter I guess.

[nicow]

Photo of a C210 after a warthog ran over the runway at finals.This happened here in Potties.
Nico
ZU-AWA

[nicow]

Try again....The photo
Nico
ZU-AWA

[Nick]

Ag shame...she's just going for a pee pee 'in die bos'...Oh and isn't a 'bush strip' also called a 'Beckham' or a 'Mohican'?

[Arnulf]

The top picture was circulated on the net a couple of years ago. The picture was cropped, on the original you could see the reg. If my memory serves me right, it was 5Y-, being a Kenyan reg.
Flying into strips in game reserves unfortunately is often hazardous because of the animals. The problem is that after a while they get used to aircraft noise, and are not scared anymore. If a giraffe comes runnig out of the bush during takeoff or landing, you will only see him when it is too late. The safest option is to carry on straight ahead. If you try to avoid the animal with a desparate maneouvre, the consequences might be more serious for the occupants of the aerie.

[Nkwazi]

Ja, I cropped it in order to make it less than 100KB.

[John Boucher]

Well,

You don't have to go all the way to Kenya to hit a Giraffe....

Often I return from Kimberley only to find two legged Bushpigs teaching their sibblings to ride in unroadworthy Toyota bakkies on the runway I want to use.

Buzzing them normally does the trick but I have often wondered what would happen if a flight from where ever might have to do a forced landing and no time for a precautionary or go around....

This is the plight of so many municipal owned runways in SA today. Don't be surprised if donkeys, horses, goats etc replace the Giraffe here in SA!

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