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Old 30th July 2003 | 16:31
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LowNSlow
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And so you should be AB

Only ever bumped into one and that was one of the crows that live on the end of White Waltham's runways. Trundling down the approach on my solo cirsuits in a Grumman AA-5A and the flock of crows eventually see the landing lights and chose to take to the air. One of them wasn't too smart and managed to hit the aeroplane. I pulled off the runway and got out to check for damage but quickly realised that the blood on the undercarriage leg was probably where the bird had hit and there was no damage. Reported incident to aircraft owner and airfield operators who seemed remarkably indifferent. Does WW still suffer from excessive crows?


HelenD it's worth checking the windscreen for hairline cracks.
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