Originally Posted by
Fareastdriver
It has been well known since 1971 that a big bird will go through the windscreen and close your fuel levers.
I recall that there was a multi-fatal S-76 loss in the GOM a few years back due to a big bird coming through the screens and taking out both throttles whilst at the same time stunning the crew. (If i further recall correctly this was just after they had changed the screens from glass to plexiglass to save money and weight, but i'm not certain of that).