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I had the
misfortune of catching up with a duck at 5000 ft. In a C- 210 over Kingston, TN
late one evening. Stuffed a bunch of feathers and duck guts in the cowling
around the oil cooler, and left a bloody trail over the wind shield. No
real damage at the time, (except for the seat cushion and clothing) but the
wind shield had to be replace 6 months later due to a crack. So anything
is possible, and nothing is guaranteed, all we can do is mitigate the
failure modes as best we can, and hope the plane is light enough to
fly.
Bob Perkinson
Hendersonville, TN.
I flew thru a swarm of insects over
Oklahoma once. they plastered my canopy with guts. not really
news, except that I was flying at like 6,000'!
Kevin Lane Portland,
OR
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