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Old December 3rd 07, 11:49 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Bertie the Bunyip[_19_]
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Default Spinner strobing as a "Bird Strike Countermeasure"

Mxsmanic wrote in
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Roger (K8RI) writes:

At cruise RPM that effect would be completely lost. There's not a
bird or human alive that can discern stroboscopic effects of more
than a couple hundred cycles let alone over a 1000. Most of us can't
even discern 60 cps.


Birds have much better vision than human beings, and I don't believe
anyone has tested their ability to discern stroboscopic effects.


What using your parakeet as a wing man now in combat sim games?



Bertie