Its been bugging me.. which radar

[John Szalay]

Mystery solved, at least part of it..
Don't know how many of you have seen this system, I noticed the unit
sitting on top of the landfill mounds under the flightpath to SDF in
Lousville KY Alongside I-65, just north of the Outer Loop.. I know it's a
radar unit, But it has two scanners/antennas one vertical and one
horizontal
Been trying to figured what it was, now I know.
And now which model, is the question..
It's a AIRCRAFT BIRDSTRIKE AVOIDANCE RADAR or
Avian Radar System

GMI MARS® bird detection system

http://www.avianradar.com/airport_projects.htm


DeTect's MERLIN system

http://www.detect-inc.com/merlin.html

[Brian Whatcott]

John Szalay wrote:
> Mystery solved, at least part of it..
> Don't know how many of you have seen this system, I noticed the unit
> sitting on top of the landfill mounds under the flightpath to SDF in
> Lousville KY Alongside I-65, just north of the Outer Loop.. I know it's a
> radar unit, But it has two scanners/antennas one vertical and one
> horizontal
> Been trying to figured what it was, now I know.
> And now which model, is the question..
> It's a AIRCRAFT BIRDSTRIKE AVOIDANCE RADAR or
> Avian Radar System
>
> GMI MARS® bird detection system
>
> http://www.avianradar.com/airport_projects.htm
>
>
> DeTect's MERLIN system
>
> http://www.detect-inc.com/merlin.html
>
>
>
Pity that NY didn't have a Goose Detection System , in the light of
hindsight, don't you think?

Brian W

[John Szalay]

Brian Whatcott > wrote in
>> It's a AIRCRAFT BIRDSTRIKE AVOIDANCE RADAR or
>> Avian Radar System
>>
>> GMI MARS® bird detection system
>>
>> http://www.avianradar.com/airport_projects.htm
>>
>>
>> DeTect's MERLIN system
>>
>> http://www.detect-inc.com/merlin.html
>>
>>
>>
> Pity that NY didn't have a Goose Detection System , in the light of
> hindsight, don't you think?
>
> Brian W
>

Yep, I posted that BEFORE the incident, I wonder how many airports
are using either system..

Sure is a weird looking installation. makes sense when you think about
it..