Originally Posted by
CallakDW
Flying isn't dangerous, unfavorable weather conditions could be, I'm guessing. There are conditions that can tear the wings off airplanes mid air, I would assume that the same conditions could tear muscle and break bones of a biological creature of similar size and mass. And once your primary flight muscles are torn, hello ground. And there's those massive arcs of electricity in thunderclouds- they travel along the surface of aircraft when struck, but I don't think a nurvous system of any creature could take a direct hit.