"RobertR237" wrote in message There are a whole lot of glass planes out
there flying every day, both
production and experimental. The reported strikes have been very few. I
suspect that the odds of getting killed driving to the airport are far
greater
than being killed because of a lightning strike in a glass plane.

True- but I haven't been able to find out any meaningful data about how the
electrical charges are kept from causing structural damage. None of the
salesmen I queried has a clue. Some of the certified models have a full
instrument panel but aren't certified for IFR flight, ostensibly because of
this issue. Until I do find some meaningful data, I have to go on the theory
that I will again be struck by lightning. I don't want to end up like those
glider pilots in the UK, especially since they had chutes and I don't).

D.