Today, aviation is one of the safest modes of transport, as over the last few decades experts have improved aircraft and systems that guarantee safety. However, there are some external factors over which they have little or no control. For example, they are powerless against extreme weather conditions, while they have to fight a never-ending battle against birds.
Birds pose a major threat to even large aircraft during takeoff and landing, as even a bird the size of a pigeon can cause enormous damage. A collision between a larger bird and an aircraft can even lead to a crash.
Airports must ensure that bird-free airspace is established in the vicinity of the airport to ensure the safety of air traffic.
How can an airport be made outlawed?
To prevent bird strikes, several international organizations such as the IBSC (International Bird Strike Committee) and the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) have developed recommendations for airports on how to prevent such accidents. Various precautions, methods and tools are suggested to keep birds out of the airspace. One of these suggestions is to conceal open water areas in the airport as they are a magnet for birds. They believe that the best method is to use Bird Ball cover balls as they are inexpensive, require a one-time investment, have a long life expectancy, are quick and easy to install, require no maintenance and cannot be damaged by extreme weather conditions.
Bird Ball can be used to cover fire water tanks, rainwater tanks, sewage treatment basins and any liquids that are attractive to birds.
Birds don't like playing with balls!
By camouflaging water areas around airports, the number of birds that like the wet habitat can be drastically reduced as they do not have access to water. This greatly reduces the likelihood of bird strikes and could put an end to the fight. It is also not to be neglected that the use of balls is particularly effective against larger birds such as ducks, geese and herons. This is extremely beneficial as these birds can cause much greater damage to the aircraft than smaller birds.
By using outdoor cover balls, there are no more losing battles against birds.
What are the other benefits of using cover balls?
In addition to camouflage, they help maintain water quality in firefighting tanks by reducing the amount of sunlight entering the water and creating an unfavorable habitat for algae and aquatic plants, significantly worsening reproduction conditions. In addition, evaporation is reduced by 90%, so the tanks need to be refilled less often to maintain the required water level. In the event of a fire, the water is easily accessible without the balls hindering the use of the water. In the case of rainwater tanks, the great advantage is that the balls follow the movement of the liquid level, that is, in periods of little rain they are at the bottom of the empty tank, and when the rain starts they resume their function by floating on the water.
Why is Bird Ball™ the best solution to reduce the risk of bird strikes?
Bird Ball is a key element of bird protection at airports because by camouflaging the open water surface, the attraction of the water is removed, making the airport less attractive to birds. This deters far fewer birds towards flight safety compared to other methods such as lasers, loudspeakers, LED lights, sound cannons, birds of prey or scarecrows. So cover balls alone do not guarantee 100% safety, but in combination with the other solutions mentioned above, they are a very effective means of preventing bird strikes.
It is important to point out that compared to other bird control methods, the cover balls are an environmentally friendly solution as they do not harm or injure the birds. They simply land and settle in another place where they can live in normal and natural conditions and are not constantly threatened by increasing air traffic.
Bird Ball is the perfect solution for everyone.
