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Bird Hazard Mitigation Training For General Aviation Pilots - A Prospective Research Study, Flavio A. C. Mendonca, Thomas Q. Carney Aug 2018

Bird Hazard Mitigation Training For General Aviation Pilots - A Prospective Research Study, Flavio A. C. Mendonca, Thomas Q. Carney

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  • General aviation industry
  • 446,000 aircraft worldwide
  • 211,000 in the U.S.
  • Supports $219 billion in total economic output and 1.1 million jobs in the U.S
  • Flies approximately 25 million flight hours (U.S.)
  • Flies to more than 5,000 public airports
  • Primary training ground for most commercial airline pilots