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Old 20th Jul 2004, 08:14
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Lightning can strike helos.
An one of my instructors took a lightning strike in a 206 while fighting fires last year.
Didnt do any structural dammage, however it did fry the electrics, including the radios, batteries, and GPS.
Spent a couple of weeks in the shop to get it all working again.
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