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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services (WS) Airport Wildlife Hazard Management Program Wildlife Biologist Michael Pacheco's presence, armed with a pistol launched noisemaking rocket is ready,to implement Integrated Wildlife Damage Management (IWDM) to determine the best moment to fire it before the T-38 Talon supersonic jets takeoff from Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) - Randolph, Texas, on April 23, 2020.
The pilots of 12th Flying Training Wing, to know that this person is dedicated to mitigating the wildlife strike hazards that they are about to fly into, at speeds that quickly accelerate through 200mph for a training flight that can take them to more than 800 mph outside of
A small bird can easily take out one of the two jet engines costing more than $250,000.
While in the runway area, Pacheco's tools to disperse or dissuade wildlife include his presence, a pistol that fires a two-inch noisemaking rocket, green laser light, sounds of distressed birds, or bird of prey from a vehicle-mounted speaker, and the remote firing of a propane cannon to simulate the sound of gunfire. If all else fails and using another runway is not an option, then he has three types of firearms that can be used for a persistent safety threat in the air or on the ground. Sparing lethal force helps to reinforce the non-lethal methods.
Although, the control tower personnel and other safety officers can fire the propane cannon and bird calls, calling on Pacheco can be called upon to employ his other tool and techniques, multiplying the deterrent force to clear wildlife from the air or ground.
For more information and related videos, PLEASE see the APHIS-Integrated Wildlife Damage Management at JBSA Randolph album description at flic.kr/s/aHsmN6DtGH.
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
20200423-APHIS-LSC-1259
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services (WS) Airport Wildlife Hazard Management Program Wildlife Biologist Michael Pacheco's presence, armed with a pistol launched noisemaking rocket is ready,to implement Integrated Wildlife Damage Management (IWDM) to determine the best moment to fire it before the T-38 Talon supersonic jets takeoff from Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) - Randolph, Texas, on April 23, 2020.
The pilots of 12th Flying Training Wing, to know that this person is dedicated to mitigating the wildlife strike hazards that they are about to fly into, at speeds that quickly accelerate through 200mph for a training flight that can take them to more than 800 mph outside of
A small bird can easily take out one of the two jet engines costing more than $250,000.
While in the runway area, Pacheco's tools to disperse or dissuade wildlife include his presence, a pistol that fires a two-inch noisemaking rocket, green laser light, sounds of distressed birds, or bird of prey from a vehicle-mounted speaker, and the remote firing of a propane cannon to simulate the sound of gunfire. If all else fails and using another runway is not an option, then he has three types of firearms that can be used for a persistent safety threat in the air or on the ground. Sparing lethal force helps to reinforce the non-lethal methods.
Although, the control tower personnel and other safety officers can fire the propane cannon and bird calls, calling on Pacheco can be called upon to employ his other tool and techniques, multiplying the deterrent force to clear wildlife from the air or ground.
For more information and related videos, PLEASE see the APHIS-Integrated Wildlife Damage Management at JBSA Randolph album description at flic.kr/s/aHsmN6DtGH.
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.