It is an established fact raptors attack sailplanes flown by pilots they see as air pollution.
It’s the pilot they attack – not the sailplane. Noel From: Aus-soaring [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] On Behalf Of Angus Stewart Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 11:22 AM To: aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au Subject: [Aus-soaring] Eagle attacks Just saw this article from WA - https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/32876540/bird-strike-forces-glider-emergency/ Pilot very lucky to get out of that with only minor injuries and a broken canopy. Anyone else got some interesting eagle attack stories? /Gus
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