I agree with tsands...

From what I've seen, most people on this board that have been caught by a prop werent beginners...because most beginners are scared ****less of that thing...its the old-timers that get complacent.

As a matter of fact, i would be its safe to say that complacency brings down more planes than anything else...Im still new...and me and another new guy at our feild do a range check before first flight of the day...we both take a few seconds more to take the glow ignitor off around the prop...check the control surfaces....do ALL the preflight checks...because we are nervous about what will happen if we dont...the old hats come out, pull the plane out of the truck, check voltage maybe...put the wing on, fill it up and go...

Stupid people will hurt themselves one way or another...thats just the reality of it....and guidance is never a bad thing...but you know...somone who isnt smart enough not to put their hand through the prop on their first day (without being told otherwise) isnt going to be smart enough to not do it a few days/weeks/sometime later...