varmint
Elite Member
- Joined
- Mar 17, 2003
- Messages
- 2,575
- Location
- Northern Maryland
- Tractor
- Kubota B8200, then a Kubota L3130 HST, now a Kubota L3400 HST
The lightning's only visible damage was leaving tiny pits in the prop blades. The money comes in when you replace the prop, remove the turbine to replace a costly main bearing (required after lightning hit, as a precaution??) and thoroughly check out the rest of the plane and, most especially, all the electronic gear. Plus, in my brother's case, shampoo the pilot's seat upholstery. Just kidding. My brother is a very successful manufacturer of geo thermal equipment, and has all the toys he wants. This plane is just one of several, plus a helicopter! He seems to be a skilled pilot, unlike me.