This time of year it is cold outside and a few brave pilots still enjoy flying. While at the field the other day I witnessed another pilot wh had a hoodie style jacket on. Started his plane from the front and when moving to stand up, the little pull strings from the hoodie caught the tip of the prop and sent the knotted end zipping into his eye. This caused him to panic. Fortunatly he only stung the snot out of his eye and embarresed himself. This could have been much much worse. One must be very consious to keep fingers and any loose clothing even your long pony tail out of the path of the prop.

Another good idea I have seen is to use a pair of old tube socks filled with sand and tied together. Draped over the tail section this provides a nice weight to hold the plane down when your not using it.