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Old 13th April 2007 | 07:09
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LowNSlow
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From: Just South of the last ice sheet
I hit a blackbird on final for White Waltham (can't remember the runway)where these things seemed to flock at the threshold. There was a thump as one of them hit the port undercarriage leg. Pulled off the runway and checked, everything was OK so I reported it and carried on with my circuits.
I would imagine that something cruising at 120-130 knots taking a blackbird / seagull sized bird on the windscreen would result in the pilot eating an avian sandwich. Don't forget that the windscreens are ony 1/4" of perspex.
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