Safety Suggestion..

When you start and engine only stand in front of the engine until it starts. Once it is running AT IDLE walk around behind the engine to rev it up and remove the glow lighter. NEVER NEVER NEVER reach around the prop. Also, do not stand BESIDE the prop, EVER. Make sure no one else is standing beside the prop, even at a distance. I have seen an engine lean out and throw the spinner, and have the prop bounce off the ground and fly out as far a 50' with tremendous velocity. It can easily stab a person right in the chest, head, leg or wherever. Always be watching wherever you are flying and never hesitate to humbly intervene when there is a safety concern. Just be considerate but firm and approach the people with a genuine "wanting to help" attitude. Most guys will thank you if you approach them humbly and in a friendly manner. Those who take offense, oh well, they have been warned. If you are at your own club and this is a violation of a club safety rule, find the safety officer or a club officer and let them know if they wont listen to you. If theya re worth their salt, they will kindly intervene. [8D] No decent person is going to take offense to a person who is honestly attempting to protect them from harm.