N941WR
Legacy Member
There has been a lot of talk on this forum regarding bird strikes and what to do to prevent them.
I had my first today, as you can see by the picture below. I was very lucky in that there was no dent, just a little scratch on the white paint, which can be touched up.
I painted my spinner two thirds dark and one third white in the belief that the flashing colors will scare away the birds. That obviously didn't work for the small dark bird I hit today but that may be because it came at me from the left and not head on.
I saw the little guy on the left and thought the prop hit him but there was no sign on contact on the prop, jus on the top of the wing. and there was no time to react. Maybe a larger bird would have allowed me to see and avoid.
I had my first today, as you can see by the picture below. I was very lucky in that there was no dent, just a little scratch on the white paint, which can be touched up.
I painted my spinner two thirds dark and one third white in the belief that the flashing colors will scare away the birds. That obviously didn't work for the small dark bird I hit today but that may be because it came at me from the left and not head on.
I saw the little guy on the left and thought the prop hit him but there was no sign on contact on the prop, jus on the top of the wing. and there was no time to react. Maybe a larger bird would have allowed me to see and avoid.