Last night I had a very close call. On landing, just as the main wheels squeaked, I saw (at least) 2 deer straight ahead, just coming into the landing light illuminated aread. They were too close to stop without hitting, so I made the decision to jam the throttle and go around. I cleared them by no more than 5 feet. It all turned out ok, but boy did it get my pulse racing!
My home airport is notorious for deer. Trees parallel to the runway on one side, and it's far enough away from traffic to make it Bambi's playground at night. My question is - do you think the risk of doing a low pass to scare away any wildlife, at night, is a low enough risk maneuver compared with the alternative?
My home airport is notorious for deer. Trees parallel to the runway on one side, and it's far enough away from traffic to make it Bambi's playground at night. My question is - do you think the risk of doing a low pass to scare away any wildlife, at night, is a low enough risk maneuver compared with the alternative?