2009 Forum presentations

Darren Angelo (CASA), an AAWHG committee member, provided an update on the activities of the AAWHG for 2009.  Darren also introduced a new CASA project to produce an Advisory Circular for Wildlife Hazard Management at Aerodromes:

AAWHG 2009 Update (330kb)

Project AS 09/17 New Advisory Circular - Wildlife Hazard Management at Aerodromes (140kb)

Stephanie Bolt (Adelaide Airport) and Phil Shaw (Avisure) gave a joint presentation on the revised National Bird Management Template for Airports:

Wildlife Hazard Management Plan Template - October 2009 (2.4mb)

Dr John Allan  from the International Bird Strike Committee provided, as part of his keynote address, an international perspective on wildlife management:

Assessment, Management and Audit of Birdstrike Risks: A win-win-win situation? (343kb)

Alex Passerini (Qantas) provided a presentation on Required Navigation Procedures (RNP) and how more flexible flight paths can allow aircraft to avoid areas of increased wildlife activity:

Flight Path Design Developments (2.2mb)

Julie Peters (Queensland Airports) provided a presentation on E-Learning Resources for Bird and Wildlife Management in Aviation:

Aviation E-Learning Project (639kb)

Adrian Bannister (Brisbane Airport),  Paul Lamont (Cairns Airport) and Iain Lobegeier (Rockhampton) provided case studies on the management of wildlife hazards at their respective airports:

Brisbane Airport 2009 - Airport Environment Strategy (684kb)

Cairns Airport - CAPL Bird Watch Conditions (2.9mb)

Wildlife Management - Rockhampton Airport (1.2mb)