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Safety Tip... - 7/28/2003 7:37:02 AM   
pdmarsh



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Status: offline 		Good one, Jetts! You know, when this happened, one of the first things to enter my mind, after "Oh shoot!," was that this would not have been so bad with a wood prop. As it was, I was using a new composite prop.

Thanks,
Paul

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Safety Tip... - 7/28/2003 4:54:28 PM   
GRANT ED



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Status: offline 		After a club member lost two finger from a spinning prop. (Not my club but close by). My club made some plane holder's which are basically two post's sticking out the ground. The modeler then puts the tail of the plane behind the post's and voila. The model can't move forward even at full power. The only problem being that dosen't stop people putting their hand's in a spinning prop.

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Safety Tip... - 7/29/2003 7:07:30 AM   
rajul



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Status: offline 		I ALWAYS use my plane restrainer from Midwest without fail.

I suggest that you place it in front of the wings rather than the horiz stab. The horiz stab is a weaker structure (don't ask me how I know).

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restrainers - 7/29/2003 4:21:46 PM   
jettstarblue



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Status: offline 		Speaking of which, I made a few sets, got some 1/4" solid aluminum rod, cut it up, and after making a 90deg. bend 4" from one end, ground the other to a point. Stick it through some soft foam, and duct tape it on. Took all of 30 mins. and under 10 bucks to make a couple sets!
They never ware out, go in the flightbox, and you can even put them in the hardest ground.

Jetts

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Re: restrainers - 7/29/2003 4:26:36 PM   
rajul



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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]They never ware out, go in the flightbox, and you can even put them in the hardest ground.

Jetts [/QUOTE]

I have a stake and a mallet in my car just in case the ground is too hard !

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Safety Tip... - 8/3/2003 6:37:53 AM   
SigKavalier


 

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From: Water Valley, MS, USA
Status: offline 		Yeah and never forget to turn on your plane, and then start the motor. Wonder why you have no throttle control and then decide to hold the spinner to kill the engine. Might have worked on something smaller than a OS .40 max. Instead I just got burned by the friction so now I have several smooth spots on my index finger, and thumb.


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Safety Tip... - 8/3/2003 7:06:56 AM   
rwh



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From: Lynnfield, MA, USA
Status: offline 		Our club has about 20 benches and we all start and tune our planes at "hand level". It just depends on what you're used to. It seems normal to me, but sometimes new guys are shocked to see us running the planes on the bench.

I got a lot of nicks and cuts as a newbie, but now I can't remember how long it's been since I got a cut.

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Safety Tip... - 8/3/2003 7:14:31 AM   
rajul



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Status: offline 		Folks, use a restrainer or at least get a buddy to hold down the plane. Just imagine a razor blade spinning at thousands of rpm and a few bhp. If that's not enough to make you change your mind, then make sure you have a torniquet and a roll of bandages in your flight box. That's assuming you haven't passed out when the inevitable happens

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Re: Re: restrainers - 8/4/2003 5:58:54 AM   
probligo



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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by rajul
I have a stake and a mallet in my car just in case the ground is too hard ! [/QUOTE]

Found any vampires yet?

Sorry, just too hard to leave.

I decided years back that engines don't like me. I fly gliders as a result.

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1001 - 8/4/2003 6:01:36 AM   
jettstarblue



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Status: offline 		Master Airscrew 12X6- back of two knuckles down to the cartilage.
Master Airscrew 10X6- tip of two fingers, 8 stitches.-(my brother)
Master Airscrew 9X6- major slice, probably needed stitches.
Master Airscrew 11X6- hand starting, two middle fingers cut to the bone.

JZ "Zingers" all sizes- many encounters, no damage other than a couple of broken props.

Moral of this story- (no not that I'm not real careful Homer, I guessed that!)

WOOD PROPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jetts

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Re: Re: Re: restrainers - 8/4/2003 7:04:31 AM   
rajul



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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by probligo
Found any vampires yet?

Sorry, just too hard to leave.

I decided years back that engines don't like me. I fly gliders as a result. [/QUOTE]

Hey probligo, the only vamps I see around here suck fruit juices. They found out some time ago that there are other alternatives that are healthier than blood. LOL ......

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Re: 1001 - 8/4/2003 7:12:50 AM   
rajul



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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by jettstarblue
Master Airscrew 12X6- back of two knuckles down to the cartilage.
Master Airscrew 10X6- tip of two fingers, 8 stitches.-(my brother)
Master Airscrew 9X6- major slice, probably needed stitches.
Master Airscrew 11X6- hand starting, two middle fingers cut to the bone.
Jetts [/QUOTE]

No wonder they call them Master Airscrew, they really screwed you up didn't they ? LOL

BTW, props are props, don't matter if they are made of wood. The same precautions apply.

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Safety Tip... - 8/4/2003 7:27:30 AM   
jettstarblue



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Status: offline 		RIGHT ON RIGHT ON!
PROPS IS PROPS, AND THEY ARE ALL DANGEROUS!

The wood ones just tend to break, or splinter, where the black plastic ones..........we all know.

Jetts

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Safety Tip... - 8/20/2003 11:42:19 PM   
bighawg


 

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Status: offline 		We had a guy cut his finger clean off on a Royal .40 one time. Good thing he was flying with a buddy! Grabbed the finger tip and off to the ER they went!
The engines don't have to be big, do they?

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RE: Safety Tip... - 9/9/2003 6:04:40 AM   
tunnelvishon


 

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From: St. Catharines, ON, CANADA
Status: offline 		After reading the above threads i have noticed a few things

- experience has nothing to do with lower accident rates
- safety devices and features are all prone to Murphy's law...given time
- because you can't see something (spinning props) doesnt mean its not there
- wood is denser, stronger and more repairable than flesh

I picked up my electric glider after a bumpy landing and the motor glitched on for a second for no apparant reason...errant signal, shorted switch, failed failsafe on esc or any other reason could have caused it. I treat my gun as if it has no safety on...even when the safety's on... same with my plane. Had i picked up my plane like I see so many others do it...with my wrist exposed over the folding props...well I don't want to think about it. (I play the piano for a living)

The prop was spinning
I reached for my wrench
I walked without looking
Tripped over a bench
My sleeve was flapping
My long hair was a mess
What happenned next...
Well you take a guess
Some call it luck
Others...hocus pocus
Its really about how
You keep your focus

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RE: Safety Tip... - 9/9/2003 1:00:26 PM   
pdmarsh



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Status: offline 		Very good points, nupeswv, especially the last -- "keep your focus." My little accident was pure carelessness, or, lack of focus!