Posts about stuff relating to airports
Beyond the Snarge: Reporting more than just strikes
This website has been pretty quiet for a long time. And while I would love to say that it is because I’ve been working hard on my PhD research project, it has been more about me just working hard at my day job (which, to be fair, is pretty exciting and challenging). But it feels great to share that I’ve made a little progress of late with the formal publication of my project’s literature review - A Review of Wildlife Strike Reporting in Aviation: Systems, Uses and Standards.
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Collaboration is Key: Revising ICAO's IBIS Manual
I have just spent a week in Washington DC working with an amazing team on a revision of the ICAO Birdstrike Information System (IBIS) manual. This document outlines how States (countries) should send wildlife strike data to ICAO but at thirty years old, you can appreciate how out of date its guidance is.
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Phase 1 is a Go! Calling all WHM Experts
Apologies for the blog being a little quiet and a little one side of late but I have been working pretty hard behind the scenes to get my PhD up to this point. And now, I can say that we are a go.
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PhD Milestone Achieved...sort of
Just a quick update to say that my University is happy with my proposed research project and has confirmed that it is, or at least will be if all goes according to plan, sufficient for the granting of a PhD. So, I have been granted a provisional confirmation with the next step being human ethics approval.
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Non-Strike Wildlife Events: Just as Important as a Strike?
Eagle-eyed* readers may have noticed the new menu item at the top. This new page outlines my PhD research project which is looking into wildlife strike reporting practices and standards. By pure coincidence, a couple of my favourite Youtube channels have just featured wildlife-related aviation events that did not involve collisions with birds. These types of events go to heart of my motivation for taking on my particular research question.
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