. delta 94, cancel takeoff times. tonight, close calls. it would have been catastrophic had a collision taken place. bird strikes. it s really hard to know how long we were going to survive trying to breathe in that. dangerous turbulence. this felt like a roller coaster. it is one of the days you count your blessings. unruly passengers. system meltdowns. we have been delayed three times. there are no more flights today that would get us there on time. america s aviation industry facing headwinds and life and death questions about the safety of passengers and the future of flying. cnn takes you into the air. on the runway and inside the tower to get the answers. flight risk, a cnn prime time special starts right now. good evening. i m kate baldwin. the faa is holding a safety summit to figure out what s happening in america s skies and tonight we re getting answers with a visual in depth look at some of the biggest concerns. we have simulations and fir
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20 years ago you had to head south to see these birds. a slightly literal way. the wildlife presenter brought them to the tv screens from explain. now they re in kent. a pair arrived from africa back in the spring and now four chicks have on marsh land. the site has been designed for waging birds.
large flock of large birds, canada geese. you know, they have five or six feet wingspans, weigh 10 or 12 pounds and two of them went into the core of the engines, damaging them irreparably. what happened to us was an outlier. is there anything pilots can do other than the miracle that you pulled off when it comes to if they encounter more and more from here on out? not much. we could be vigilant, but it is difficult to see birds far enough away to fly them when you are flying a jet aircraft that s flying 318 feet per second. you might be able to see them a mile away, but that s not very long. what s more effective is the airport environment, how well it s managed and if they can make the airport environment something that s not conducive to having birds there. you know, no water, no marsh land. no marsh lands, no food