"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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How many of you have experienced a bird strike?

I've had a couple. Both were tiny birds...one barely scuffed the tire (ran
over it just as I was lifting off). The other got plastered onto the wing
after being thrown back by the prop (it flew into my flight path just after
takeoff). Both strikes occurred during takeoff, too far down the runway to
safely abort, but neither caused any significant damage to the airplane (the
one that hit the wing made a small impression).

I try my best to avoid all birds, and thankfully have not run into any
larger ones. I can't imagine having to deal with the consequences of
running into a goose, eagle, or even a hawk (we have many of all three here
in the Pacific Northwest).

Pete