X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:32:14 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from msgmmp-3.gci.net ([209.165.130.13] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2500207 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:20:51 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.165.130.13; envelope-from=ogrady@gci.net Received: from [10.0.1.7] ([24.237.13.108]) by msgmmp-1.gci.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.03 (built Jun 27 2005)) with ESMTPA id <0JRW00L7Q19O2N30@msgmmp-1.gci.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:20:14 -0900 (AKST) X-Original-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:20:12 -0900 From: Thomas O'Grady Subject: Re: [LML] Hitting a Goose at 185 Knots --- WOW !!!! In-reply-to: X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Message-id: <417CFE5D-11F8-4271-AB1F-871190F7AE18@gci.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.915) Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_jUvyKBM2Cf/GsAxrH+KbGw)" References: --Boundary_(ID_jUvyKBM2Cf/GsAxrH+KbGw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Good story, bad data. Actually the photos depict a collision between a Beech 95-B55, N555RD and a Cessna 180K, N61691, near Tehachapi, CA on January 16, 2004. http://www.snopes.com/photos/airplane/birdshot.asp Tom O'Grady N241DM On Nov 21, 2007, at 2:47 PM, Lorn H Olsen wrote: > To all fast pilots, > > From Bill & Sue Harrelson's bird strike last year, on takeoff, at I > would guess, 120 kts, we all know the damage that a bird strike can > cause. > > I hit a duck (or something) at 180 kts at 11,500 over the Gulf about > 30 miles west of Clearwater. The Jacksonville Center controller > wondered why I wanted to report it. Duh... for other airplanes to > look out for. Luckily, my duck?, hit the top of my left wing and > left a 1' by 8" smear of down. He hit high enough that no damage was > done to the wing. > > The photos below are what happens at faster speeds. > > Goose hunting the hard way! > > Meeting a goose at 185 knots can ruin your day. The pilot was > injured but was able to land the aircraft (Beech Baron) safely. > > <003801c82ae1$870d67b0$0200a8c0.jpeg> > > <003901c82ae1$870d67b0$0200a8c0.jpeg> > > <003a01c82ae1$870d67b0$0200a8c0.jpeg> > > > -- > Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp. > 248-345-0500, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.ws > LNC2, FB90/92, O-320-D1F, 1,300 hrs, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan > > --Boundary_(ID_jUvyKBM2Cf/GsAxrH+KbGw) Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Good story, bad data.

Actually the photos depict = a collision between a Beech 95-B55, N555RD and a Cessna 180K, N61691, = near Tehachapi, CA on January 16, 2004.


Tom = O'Grady
N241DM




On Nov 21, 2007, at 2:47 = PM, Lorn H Olsen wrote:

To = all fast pilots,

=46rom Bill & Sue = Harrelson's bird strike last year, on takeoff, at I would guess, = 120 kts, we all know the damage that a bird strike can = cause.

I hit = a duck (or something) at 180 kts at 11,500 over the Gulf about 30 miles = west of Clearwater. The Jacksonville Center controller wondered why = I wanted to report it. Duh... for other airplanes to look out = for. Luckily, my duck?, hit the top of my left wing and left a 1' = by 8" smear of down. He hit high enough that no damage was done to the = wing.

The = photos below are what happens at faster = speeds.

Goose = hunting the hard way!

Meeting a goose at = 185 knots can ruin your day. The pilot was injured but was able to land = the aircraft (Beech Baron) = safely.

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Lorn H. = 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, = Corp.
248-345-0500, = mailto:lorn@dynacomm.ws=
LNC2, = FB90/92, O-320-D1F, 1,300 hrs, N31161, Y47, SE = Michigan

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