Originally Posted by
A and C
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it is pointless to insist that an EFIS display meets airliner lightning strike standards when a a strike of that magnitude would probably destroy the light aircraft that it is fitted to!
AFAIK lightning strike standards for all
new craft were revised following a direct hit on a glider:
Air Accidents Investigation: Schleicher 500699
If that is the case then is it unreasonable to ask for new instrumets to withstand the same strikes?
(I have seen photos on-line of the bits at the AAIB but they are not in the report and I can't find them via Google)