"Jim Stewart" wrote in message
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Any first had experiences out there? Any speculation on what could have
happened if he struck the wing tip, or better yet the propeller arc?

We had a C-152 on the training line that had a birdstrike dent in one
leading edge. I guess it was deemed just small enough to not require repair,
but that plane briskly dropped that wing every time in a stall.

My own experience is almost too insignificant to mention..a hit on my lower
fuze just as I was rolling out into final on my very first flight in a
single-seat glider. I only mention it because most of the time I have hit birds
in cars (and that one time in an aircraft) I was turning at the time. Perhaps
birds assume that all machines travel in a straight line?

Vaughn