Has anyone ever hit a bird?

[Tuna-Salad 0]

My whuffo friends keep asking "what if you hit a bird?"

Got me wondering, has anyone ever hit a bird in free fall or under canopy?

I myself have come pretty close to one or 2 under canopy.

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[councilman24 36]

1st time I've bothered.

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[ozzy13 0]

I know I saw a video somewhere that there was a hawk grabbing the pilot chute.

Never give the gates up and always trust your rears!

[CSpenceFLY 1]

I was doing video for a 4 way team and we almost hit one of the small weather balloons. Scared the shit out of me.

[Andrewwhyte 1]

You make noise in freefall. The birds get out of the way.

[pilotdave 0]

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I know I saw a video somewhere that there was a hawk grabbing the pilot chute.

http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=3591

Dave

[Tuna-Salad 0]

Never thought of that actually. For the first time last week at sebastian I could actually hear people in freefall from the ground.

Millions of my potential children died on your daughters' face last night.

[jakee 1,254]

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You make noise in freefall. The birds get out of the way.

Not always.

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[ZigZagMarquis 8]

Wasn't there an incident / fatality a few years ago where a skydiver hit a buzzard in freefall?

[VideoFly 0]

I almost hit a giant bug once while I was under canopy. I don't know what it was doing at a thousand feet, but it wooshed right by me. I think it was a big locust or something. Since I am not sure what it was, I guess it was a UFO.

[JohnMitchell 14]

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Wasn't there an incident / fatality a few years ago where a skydiver hit a buzzard in freefall?

somewhere in South America?

[ZigZagMarquis 8]

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Wasn't there an incident / fatality a few years ago where a skydiver hit a buzzard in freefall?

somewhere in South America?

Heck if I know.

[JSE 1]

I hit a bird with my car on the way to the dz. Does that count?

[ozzy13 0]

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I know I saw a video somewhere that there was a hawk grabbing the pilot chute.

http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=3591

Dave

I knew I saw that somewhere. Thanks

Never give the gates up and always trust your rears!

[pjc 0]

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I hit a bird with my car on the way to the dz. Does that count?

I heard somewhere that you're more likely to hit a bird on the way to the dz than actually jumping

[Chubba 0]

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I know I saw a video somewhere that there was a hawk grabbing the pilot chute.

I live directly next to a beach tandem DZ.

It's funny watching all the magpies attack the drogues the entire canopy flight.

[Heatmiser 0]

We had one bounce off the prop of our 182 just as we left the ground maybe 6 weeks ago. Somehow I think it didn't make it. Does that count?

Pinkee

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[labrys 0]

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We had one bounce off the prop of our 182 just as we left the ground maybe 6 weeks ago. Somehow I think it didn't make itPirate. Does that count?

Year before last we had 2 182's do a fly-by after a formation load and a bird hit the lead plane as it passed by, bounced up and back and hit the trail plane.

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[theonlyski 3]

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We had one bounce off the prop of our 182 just as we left the ground maybe 6 weeks ago. Somehow I think it didn't make itPirate. Does that count?

Year before last we had 2 182's do a fly-by after a formation load and a bird hit the lead plane as it passed by, bounced up and back and hit the trail plane.

i think thats double points... right?

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[ozzy13 0]

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We had one bounce off the prop of our 182 just as we left the ground maybe 6 weeks ago. Somehow I think it didn't make it. Does that count?

Pinkee

We had the plane hit a turkey on landing this year. He was good eating lol

Never give the gates up and always trust your rears!

[wolfriverjoe 1,340]

We've had Sandhill Cranes around the past 2 years.
Sometimes they just stand around on the runways.
I don't want to hit one of those with our 182.

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[AliMac 0]

I hit a turkey on my way to the dz! stupid thing fucked up my car pretty good, didn't stop me from getting there though!

[grimmie 173]

I flew a Jet Ranger into a flock of seagulls, broke out the windscreen and nearly soiled myself. Stupid flying rats... I had blood and guts all over the skids.

[Andy9o8 0]

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Never thought of that actually. For the first time last week at sebastian I could actually hear people in freefall from the ground.

Back in the Day we didn't pull until we could hear people on the ground while in freefall.

[shropshire 0]

I got hit on by some big bird in the pub last night... does that count?

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