Had a spinner come off a fellow flyers plane today, It went hurtling through the air. It broke into pieces at full engine R.P.M. Probably 12,000 RPM. We were lucky that it went in the direction that no people were. When talking to the owner after the ordeal, He commented that it didn't surprise him Because the spinner had a very small "CRACK" in it. Well "thank you, you dumb***" This shocked the H@ll out of me because this flyer has been at it for over twenty years.

POINT OF ISSUE!! Do not use a spinner that has ANY KIND of bad spot in it. These things become extremely fast projectiles when they release, and it's not always going to be as lucky as we were today! And it should be needless to say but the same goes for props. If it's cracked, nicked, or stressed in any way, THROW IT AWAY. I was shaved by a 13 inch APC, PATTERN prop. The guys watching was sure that it had taken my eye out, so much so that one of them wouldn't take "I'm ok" for an answer. stay out of the LINE of the props also. It knocked my glasses and cap off. Some of these things we ALL get a little lax at. That was my case, I was talking to a guy while he was tweeking his needle valve, the 4 stroke went lean and backfired, off came the prop, he didn't have the second safety "LOCK" nut on it.


DESERT RATT