ALWAYS be respectful of your engine and prop whether it is running or not.

I had a close one at the field today. I was having trouble starting my engine with my starter, so I decided to flip it around to see if it was flooded.

I forgot to remove the nicad.

Fortunately, my engine still did not want to start, and the firing only flipped it around once, which did not break my skin, and I can still count to ten without taking my shoes off.

It's embarrasing, as I have always been _very_ cautious about the running engine, but I want to post this in hope of preventing someone else's tragedy.