Sorry about the Cap...I was flying at an unfamiliar site last week...just a TT Profile mind you, the whole setup costs less than your engine...
Anyway, there I was making my base turn over the trees...spotter at my side. Watching the for the shadow. Watching, watching, watching...must've missed it ? I made the turn to final and my spotter gives the clear signal ("I think you're clear...")
CRACK! The profile smacks the top of an alder tree, creating the biggest pollen explosion I'd ever seen...There were no leaves on the tree, just new springtime buds and plenty of yellow/green pollen. The profile busted through the skinny limbs and came out the other side still flying...I continued my approach and landed the plane...no damage, just covered in pollen, I wish I had had a camera with me. Classic. (and very lucky....I would have needed a chainsaw to get it down.)
TM