Ben Jackson wrote:
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Is that a sign I need static wicks? If I'd been in the same conditions
for a longer period of time would my radio performance have degraded?

Airframe static usually shows up as a break in squelch and steadily
building static noise on your comm radio. The static will build until
it reaches the point of discharge, then everything goes quiet again
until the cycle repeats. It doesn't sound like you had enough of a
buildup to affect your radios, so I wouldn't worry about it. All
airframes build up some static in flight. Apparently, your airframe
was discharging the static before it became a problem.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)