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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 17:37:34 -0800
From: Jim Michaels <2jmichaels@cox.net>
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Subject: Re: Bird Strike
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> that migrate and fly using the jet stream at very high altitudes, like in
> the flight levels.  Has anyone ever seen geese that high?  

I took a bird strike at 18,000' just north of Dallas in 1965 while
flying a Viscount for CAL.  We were indicating 280kts, and bam,
started shaking like h**l!  CAVU but we never did see it.  It had to
go right through the 3 & 4 prop arcs because it hit on the right
horizontal stab and completely destroyed the leading edge anti-icing
duct.  It was ripped wide open and feathers everwhere.  Scary!

Jim Michaels
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