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Old 06-14-2015, 09:39 PM
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Default Carnage....

It happened when taking Megan back to Madison tonight, somewhere over Badgerland. I don't know what it was, but I saw a flash, then heard and felt a thunk. June bug season is upon us. You could smell the bug guts when I wiped down the plane.

It was juicy, and now, very, very dead......... 3-D Enotmological Carnage.......

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Old 06-14-2015, 10:59 PM
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Old 06-15-2015, 04:25 AM
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unless you actually got a visual i would bet it was a mosquito if you were in wisconsin!
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Old 06-15-2015, 12:45 PM
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Pete, you just helped me remember the bottle of Bug Slide that was in the garage from Harley-Davidson days. Need to add that to the inventory list on our home fire loss claim. And rags. Lots of microfiber rags.

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Old 06-15-2015, 12:57 PM
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The splatter on the side of the fuselage is impressive. If it were in Nebraska I'd vote for a cicada, but up in MN or WI a mosquito sounds about right.
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Old 06-15-2015, 01:02 PM
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You could smell the bug guts when I wiped down the plane.
Me and another RV pilot were just talking about this a few weeks ago. It doesn't seem to matter the species - all bug guts would appear to have a similar smell. And, when my cleaning rag smells like that even when it's dry, then I know it's time to wash the cleaning rag.
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Old 06-15-2015, 01:02 PM
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There's a great joke to go with this, but I don't think the forum software would let me post the punchline...
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Old 06-15-2015, 01:13 PM
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Old 06-15-2015, 01:35 PM
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"the horror.............the horror...........!!"
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Old 06-15-2015, 01:44 PM
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Bet it won't have the guts to do that again....
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