Instead, two young flight students are being praised for their calm reaction when a bird flew through their cockpit window while they were high in the sky. The photos are worth a thousand words.

On average, about 6 million birds pass over Indiana each night. Some nights, the number can be as high as 11 million.

This story is co-published with The Border Chronicle .

Instead, two young flight students are being praised for their calm reaction when a bird flew through their cockpit window while they were high in the sky. The photos are worth a thousand words.