Barnacle Goose Snap Roll :-) - Aircraft of World War II

HoHun · 04-19-2009, 04:17 PM

Hi everyone,

I'm just looking through the bird shots I took this weekend, and just noticed one barnacle goose (in a flock of maybe a thousand) that apparently "pulls up" too quickly, loses too much airspeed and then snaps over onto its back involuntarily - at least, that's what it looks like to me! :-)

Watch the goose in the top left-hand corner ... I'm going to make separate posts to work around the forum's   bug (that mainly goes unnoticed except by us Opera users).

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

Marcel · 04-19-2009, 04:25 PM

a goose stall, he probably had the goose bumbs for a while...

Hohun, maybe you could resize the pics? They are a tat too big.

ontos · 04-19-2009, 04:28 PM

Boy that last bird is a real show off in his aerodynamics.

HoHun · 04-19-2009, 04:58 PM

Hi Marcel,

>a goose stall, he probably had the goose bumbs for a while...:lol:

LOL!

>Hohun, maybe you could resize the pics? They are a tat too big.

Haha, I can do even better - I made an animated GIF so you can view the sequence sequentially ;-) See above!

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

Clave · 04-20-2009, 08:48 PM

When you spend as much time flying as a goose, you get good at recovery moves...

HoHun · 04-21-2009, 02:38 AM

Hi Clave,

>When you spend as much time flying as a goose, you get good at recovery moves...

Hehe, good point. Reminds me Calvin's (of the "Calvin and Hobbes" comics) road safety slogan ... "Be careful, or be road kill!" ;-)

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

04-19-2009, 04:17 PM	#1
HoHun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,765	Barnacle Goose Snap Roll :-) Hi everyone, I'm just looking through the bird shots I took this weekend, and just noticed one barnacle goose (in a flock of maybe a thousand) that apparently "pulls up" too quickly, loses too much airspeed and then snaps over onto its back involuntarily - at least, that's what it looks like to me! :-) Watch the goose in the top left-hand corner ... I'm going to make separate posts to work around the forum's   bug (that mainly goes unnoticed except by us Opera users). Regards, Henning (HoHun) Attached Images Last edited by HoHun; 04-19-2009 at 04:55 PM. Reason: Animated GIF instead of JPGs - smaller and more fun! :-)

04-19-2009, 04:25 PM	#2
Marcel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dordrecht Posts: 3,834	a goose stall, he probably had the goose bumbs for a while... Hohun, maybe you could resize the pics? They are a tat too big. __________________ " The knack of flying lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

04-19-2009, 04:28 PM	#3
ontos Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 348	Boy that last bird is a real show off in his aerodynamics. __________________

04-20-2009, 08:48 PM	#5
Clave Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Deep in suburban Surrey Posts: 1,878	When you spend as much time flying as a goose, you get good at recovery moves... __________________

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04-19-2009, 04:58 PM	#4
HoHun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,765	Hi Marcel, >a goose stall, he probably had the goose bumbs for a while...:lol: LOL! >Hohun, maybe you could resize the pics? They are a tat too big. Haha, I can do even better - I made an animated GIF so you can view the sequence sequentially ;-) See above! Regards, Henning (HoHun)

04-21-2009, 02:38 AM	#6
HoHun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,765	Hi Clave, >When you spend as much time flying as a goose, you get good at recovery moves... Hehe, good point. Reminds me Calvin's (of the "Calvin and Hobbes" comics) road safety slogan ... "Be careful, or be road kill!" ;-) Regards, Henning (HoHun)