Some pilots above seem to think that they have only been hit once in a career. Actually those are only the times that they knew about. It also says somewhere above that the average strike rate is once every 3000 flight hours. I don't know where this figure comes from but it is clearly incorrect. In several years experience of routine inspections at "A" check intervals (usually about 500 to 600 hours) I can vouch that you NEVER find an aircraft without lightning strike evidence. Typically there is at least one static discharger blown off with evidence of flash/heat on the remains of the base plate. Pointy bits of the aircraft especially the fin cap and the tips of antennae have melted bits which we blend out and touch up. Most radomes have pin prick holes in them that need sealing and touch up. Then there are the "stich marks" along the fuselage sides that no-one but engineers notice. This is a long series of pin point strike marks in a long line. Of course, only us "sparkies" go peering really close at the aircraft looking for this evidence but next time you do a walkround, try looking more closely at what look like pin prick black marks. Go on -- frighten yourselves
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Info noted. Plse report further.