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  I sent Marv copies of my photos of the lightning struck IV-P I wrote
about last week, but haven't heard from him.  (You out there Marv?)  If
anyone is interested in seeing them, I'll forward them to you directly if
you send me your e-mail address.
  The electronic damage done was to the following:
  Three miscellaneous United Instruments gauges for hydraulic pressure,
flap position and one other item I don't recall.  All instrument lighting
was lost as was the heading indication on a Sandel HSI.  The flux valve
checked OK, so it seems to be a problem with the Sandel unit.  The EFI fuel
indicator was also bad and that turned out to be both the indicator and
electronics attached to the probes.
  The rudder hinges were pretty charred and the owner has replaced them.
He's already repaired the damage to the rudder and hopes to fly the plane
tomorrow.  He blended the damaged prop blade and then made the other two
look the same.  He's also going to have it dynamically re-balanced.  I was
told that the lightning definitely hit the prop, so that's what caused the
chip in it.
  Don Goetz told the owner that static wicks wouldn't have made any
difference here.  Anyone out there have anything to rebut that?  I don't
know enough to comment with any degree of certainty, but I question that
statement.
  Skip Slater

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