Bird strike

Good story, but your instructor should not have allowed you to take off
again after a bird strike.
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Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE

I was wondering what it would be like if a bird got caught in the prop, if
it would be a bloody massacre.
"tony roberts" wrote in message
news:nospam-57F579.19141415052005@shawnews...
Good story, but your instructor should not have allowed you to take off
again after a bird strike.
--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE

3 years ago at our local flight school a Maule on floats with instructor
and student on board hit a Canada Goose with the prop while in flight.
Parts of the goose came through the cockpit windshield and instructor
and student were each covered in blood, feathers and bone splinters.
Luckily for the student he was not alone. The instructor, landed the
plane with no windshield, a badly damaged prop and his vision obscured
by the blood and crap in his face. Massive damage to the plane but they
got down safe.

Tony
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Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE



In article , "aluckyguess"
wrote:

I was wondering what it would be like if a bird got caught in the prop, if
it would be a bloody massacre.
"tony roberts" wrote in message
news:nospam-57F579.19141415052005@shawnews...
Good story, but your instructor should not have allowed you to take off
again after a bird strike.
--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE

On Sun, 15 May 2005 20:08:42 -0700, "aluckyguess" wrote:

I was wondering what it would be like if a bird got caught in the prop, if
it would be a bloody massacre.
"tony roberts" wrote in message
news:nospam-57F579.19141415052005@shawnews...
Good story, but your instructor should not have allowed you to take off
again after a bird strike.
--
Agreed. When you hit something, check it out... carefully.

As to the mess? It depends on the size of the bird, engine RPM, and
no little luck.

I've told this before, but...
I hit a bird With a Cherokee 180 on take off at 3BS. It appeared to
be about the size of a big pigeon. It looked like it had gone through
the pop, hit the windshield and bounced off. (No mess).

However, I was uneasy, made the circuit back and landed.
When I opened the cowl I found the area between the two cylinders on
the pilot's side to be packed solid with bird. By the smell (good),
one more circuit and it would have been ready to serve, but so would
the engine.

Had I not checked we'd have been in for a very expensive top at the
least.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com


Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE

Good story, but your instructor should not have allowed you to take off
again after a bird strike.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing! It is pretty risky to continue. If I
was in the similar situation, I wouldn't continue until I check the damage.
But, yeah, you had an interesting experience.

The closest thing I ever encounter with bird:

While at position and holding, I had to wait few minutes for the birds to
stroll across the runway.

By commercial, I experienced a go-around at short final. They made an
announcement afterward that they had to go around because a flock of birds
was getting in the way. I believed that was at Boston, but I could not
forget the look of white knuckle as the passenger (sitting next to me)
grabbed the armrest. It was a bit strange because the nose was actually
brought to the climbing position before you can hear the engine at the
maximum power. I tried to talk to that guy but, I don't think he was paying
any attention.

Toks Desalu
PP-ASEL
"Dyin' to soar!"