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Old August 21st 07, 04:09 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Paul kgyy
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Default Bird strikes on light GA prop aircraft

A lot of seagulls at kgyy. I often see them dodging me on takeoff but
have never hit one. Read an article about somebody who hit one with a
Velocity a while back - came right through the ws into the pilot's
face. He couldn't see anything because eyes were covered with guts
and gore. Fortunately he had a companion who was able to control the
aircraft while he got cleaned up enough to land.

It is part of the reason why I passed up an opportunity to install a 1-
piece windshield in the Arrow several years ago.