JDSanders,

Sorry to learn that, Thank God you are doing alright.

Yesterday I was the only flying freak at the flying field. Temperature was under 40's again cold enough for Magnolia/Cleveland TX. I started my plane on the working bench at the flying field. My hands were pretty frozen, plane started with ease, I'm flying Strega 40 with Magnum .46XLS on it. Somehow I tried to reach over to get the glow ignite out, my elbow hit the throttle stick it pushed it up to half, and plane made a roaring sound here it turned, hit my middle left finger and the right forearm leaving a deep cut in the finger straight/vertical cut/laceration, my wife couldn't take it, she packed up and ran me to the hospital. I ended up getting 6 stitches, My right forearm saved cos of jacked and thick pull over, but left me a deep scrape mark.

I'm lucky my finger is alright and nerves are ok. I should have been starting at the starting bench, where plane cannot move. My bad, learned a lesson, and ain't gonna make that mistake again. Funny thing as I don't have any medical, Dr gave me some antibiotics only for $4 and the emergency center bill is $1,640 which is WOW[X(][X(][X(], Blown my brains away.

Little lazy to post a picture but prolly I'd do it

Mody