Birdstrike

[francis03]

had a birdstrike today on takeoff.... got it on video (0:47)

Flock of birds crossing the runway as I was accelerating...

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[cmill]

Was Michael J. Fox the cameraman or something?

 

[esa17]

I love the chunk that rolls over the wing!

Hopefully you made the student clean that up.

 

[Bandit_Driver]

Did you mess up the prop at all? How bloody was the plane.

Don't forget to report it.

http://wildlife-mitigation.tc.faa.gov/wildlife/default.aspx

 

[francis03]

the prop is fine and the wing just has some bird pieces smudged on it...

I hope I had a student to clean it but Im just a PPL!!

The camera was on a gorillapod on top of the seat

 

[CcrlR737AMT]

That was cool you had video of your birdstrike. I saw that happen to someone while in a traffic pattern when the pilot in front of us hit some birds. He was ok and the plane had no damage.

 

[syntrikz]

looks nasty. had a bird strike about 7 months ago, it definitely caught my attention. the bird really ate it through the prop, and ended up all over the wing strut and flap.

 

[Bandit_Driver]

I got lucky, the last strike I had was on nosewheel itself. Just blood and guts all over the tire.

 

[Lima86]

Was Michael J. Fox the cameraman or something?

:rotfl:I have been laughing out loud for the past 5 minutes.

 

[Muff3n]

Nice that you got this on tape, I am glad everything was alright.

 

[contactground.9]

I had a birdstrike on takeoff of one of my first flights... Missed the prop, but smacked dead center of the windscreen...

 

[dasleben]

Nice!

Almost had a pretty nasty strike recently myself. I rotated up, and at about 100' came within, oh, probably 5 feet of tagging at least one Canada Goose. We're talking 10-15 pound bird at 110-120 KIAS on initial climb. Woulda be fun!

 

[rd757]

Nice!

Almost had a pretty nasty strike recently myself. I rotated up, and at about 100' came within, oh, probably 5 feet of tagging at least one Canada Goose. We're talking 10-15 pound bird at 110-120 KIAS on initial climb. Woulda be fun!

Just ask Sully and Skiles

 

[francis03]

Thank god these birds were small and I was still firmly on the ground. Otherwise I would have had a Sully moment without a Hudson River to land on. Nothing big really. A bird just got shredded by the prop as far as I saw but when the maintenance guys swept the runway, they saw another detached head. So, i guess I hit 2. No bent metal (prop) just a stained prop and a wing with pieces of bird on it.....

 

[scooter2525]

Chicken nuggets.

 

[scooter2525]

Was Michael J. Fox the cameraman or something?

:dunno:

 

[ChasenSFO]

Was Michael J. Fox the cameraman or something?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: I shouldn't laugh at the guy, but that was great.

When I came in from RNO tonight in the back of a CRJ a nice sized bird slammed into the CA's window. Left quite a splash.

 

[WildcatPilot]

Was Michael J. Fox the cameraman or something?

You wouldn't believe the amount of vibration that shows up on camera when shooting cockpit video, particularly at low RPMs.

 

[francis03]

would I be able to log the .3 or no?

 

[JordanD]

would I be able to log the .3 or no?

Well you had the intention of flying so I'd say yeah.