Diana
Final Approach
Well, our mechanic called after he got home from spending the weekend at the farm. He hit three blackbirds right after taking off from our runway. A flock of birds got confused and scattered in front of him. He said one went through the prop, one hit the wing and I can't remember where the other hit. No damage to the airplane, but he said yucky stuff (blood, guts and more) was all over his canopy and the rest of the Pitts.
I was shooting a video of his take-off and lost him just as it happened. We got a good video shot of his landing on the short runway at the farm yesterday. Wind was gusting to 30 KTS and there was low level wind shear. Dang, he's good.
I was shooting a video of his take-off and lost him just as it happened. We got a good video shot of his landing on the short runway at the farm yesterday. Wind was gusting to 30 KTS and there was low level wind shear. Dang, he's good.