Posted for "Alain NOIREAUX" <alainoireaux@club-internet.fr>:

About birds encounters,when flying T-6 in the French Air Force,I tried several times to fly close to big birds flying in thermals but never succeeded as when they judge I was to close to them,they escaped by folding a wing,entering in a spin for about 100 feet.
Alain NOIREAUX  L320  F-PSDV