Watch out for the flags
Watch out for the flags

I found this on the notices to airman (notams) today for Bangalore airport:

A1497/08 – BIRD WATCHERS WITH RED FLAGS DEPLOYED ON SHOULDERS OF RWY. RED FLAGS RAISED IS AN INDICATION OF POSN OF BIRDS TO TWR CONTROLLER ONLY. PILOTS TKOF/LDG TO IGNORE THE SAME. 30 OCT 05:15 2008 UNTIL PERM. CREATED: 30 OCT 09:19 2008

It blows my mind to think a 3km long runway is surrounded by little men and women who sit in the heat, rain and wind 24/7 and raise little red flags everytime they see a bird. How absurd!


 

We got our No Objection Certificates NOC for our animals today!

Yah, today we got our NOC certificates early, this is what they look like: It says on it we must produce our documents upon arrive, so that is easy.