Jay, like you said, fruit and nut cases. Well the FAA are tightening up their rules and also the CAA here in South Africa, but I haven’t read the details yet.

Just to give you an idea of damage that could be caused, a Cessna 210 hit a bird on final approach to Shakawe in Botswana the other day. The pilot was seriously injured and risks losing his eye. The plane was landed by the front seat passenger who incidentally is not a pilot.