ORIGINAL: MHester
Freddie newbie cuts his arm to hell because he improperly rigged and programmed his power package and bumped the stick on his TX while messing with the plane trying to get it to work properly. (I've seen this one myself).
And what's funny is none of this is really any worse than when the YS DZ came out. I watched Lamar Blair go to the hospital when his brand new DZ threw a prop into his face and split his chin wide open. And how much spinner shrapnel has been dodged by innocent bystanders?
-Mike
I´d have to say though that both of these accidents (especially the one with the electric plane) could probably be avoided with the general safety lessons that the old folks at my club kept teaching me about during my time as a newbie. Never stand in front of the plane! And have the nose pointed across the runway where there is no chance of any person being. With the IC plane that is hard since you need to start the motor, but on the electric plane you can (and I do) stand behind the plane when connecting the motor battery and from there on to takeoff.
/Erik