Well I had a first last week. I was flying to Germany with work last Mon and the aircraft was struck by lightning. It was a very loud double bang from the left hand side of the plane. Initially, I had no idea what it was. The aircraft was going through considerable turbulence and we dropped quite quickly at the same time as the strike. I must admit that I thought we had been hit by a bomb and started to collect my thoughts.
After a few minutes the pilot explained what had happened and that the turbulence would be quite severe, but the aircraft was Ok. I was more than a little worried for about 5 mins and you have time to reflect on all sorts of things.
After a few minutes the pilot explained what had happened and that the turbulence would be quite severe, but the aircraft was Ok. I was more than a little worried for about 5 mins and you have time to reflect on all sorts of things.