what would you have done?

[Stephan van Tonder]

sorry my fault this time

[kraaines]

these fowls do NOT fly SOLO!

Average weight between .9 to 1.6kg! based on velocity, mass, and combined momentum, any form of contact on crucial flight and flight support surfaces and components can be catastrophic!
A bird strike (sometimes birdstrike, bird hit, or BASH - Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard) is a collision between an airborne animal (usually a bird or bat(frootbat included ) and a man-made vehicle, especially aircraft.

consequently

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[Bennie Vorster]

I would simply aborded the laning and radiod for backup.

[bluesmancoops]

Difficult to radio for backup - it is a private airfield - only 4 pilots there - none were flying or at the hangar

[diver]

thanks for all the reply's every situation obviously merits a different answer but I think the concensus was "get the plane down on the ground"

In my experience, unless you are already in the flare, go-around. During take-off roll - stop. Other stages of flight - pull up and/or turn. Birds never (almost) suddenly climb to avoid an aircraft, so I don't try to out-dive them. Re: "killing" the engine - absolutely last resort for me. ps I dont have any experience on weight shift aircraft - at least not since flying hang gliders in 1978/9.

[RV Sometime]

Rand has a problem with kiewiets. I had to abort a xc down to Port Alfred once & remove top & bottom cowls of my 235 after having one go through the prop & into the cowl, very minced. They make a huge mess. I had to shut down after exiting the rwy & ft1 came to help with Piet from Aircraft unlimited in tow to remove & replace the cowls (viva ntca) & we had to remove the smouldering mess, wait for the engine to cool down & then wash it down with water to remove the muck all over the place. The delay was in excess of 3 hrs & had the rumour mongers going when people saw activity with the fire truck & people milling around the aerie.

Forker, do you remember Gary Hughes bird strike in the ptar in 2007 with his c340, man but that wing was damaged.