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by rebootthesystem 3956 days ago
That pilot isn't thinking straight. There's a HUGE difference between hitting an organic object (a bird) and a metal and carbon fiber object with lithium polymer battery packs. One will disintegrate. The other can cause severe damage. And, BTW, airliners are not the only full scale ships in the air.

This is not a joke:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/us/california-freeway-fire/

Stop and think.