Lightning Strikes
A few questions regarding lightning strikes:
Are a/c (esp large pax transport) hit very often?
If a/c are hit by stikes how do they survive - where is the electricity routed?
If you are on the ground ready for departure/takeoff and are hit by lightning, how is the electricity dissapted? Is this expected? Do you continue or return to the ramp for checks?
Any insight into company SOP on this would be real useful.