How many pilots on here?

[78F350]

Originally Posted by rdass623

spent 8 years in the army as a crew chief on blackhawks and hueys. not a pilot, but a little stick time on mtfs in the hueys. bye the way f350 nice bird strike, hope all was well after. was it a hawk? dealt with a few pigeons in my days also.

Thanks for your service. I started in Hueys, but flew Hawks most of my career. Civilian now.
We were pretty sure that strike was a duck, but it was hard to be certain. It was a good thump when it hit (125kt/144mph), but I didn't think there was much damage 'till we smelled it. Crew joked that they though the smell was me. Guts on my shins. We continued to our destination (not much further) and had it trailered out for repair.