cloudwatcher89

The bird in my photo is the one that fascinates me is the turkey vulture. They are the undertakers of road kill here. Not the most glamorous role for a raptor, but very useful and th don't kill anything. They are spectacular soarers from treetop level to 10k feet/3k m. They fly close over my house (driving the dog crazy!) so I watch the ease and grace with which they fly. I'm keenly interested in the function of their flight feathers, which allow them to have span efficiency greater than 1. I could get used to road kill I suppose if that's how I was reincarnated!!

Like the site and forums. Currently armchair aviator planning to start small (glider, ultralight) once certain personal responsibilities have been taken care of. Retired mechanical engineer with lifelong fascination with flight, biding my time by studying aeronautics / aircraft design / bird flight (we have much to learn from them).