ORIGINAL: jester_s1
Good post and good warning, Jetmech05. These birds are not toys and they demand respect. If you don't give it to them freely they will take it by force.
Indeed.
Jetmech05's philosophy is spot on. And yes, these planes are not toys. I have the utmost respect for them and underestimated the dangers that I put my good friend in yesterday. Simply by not fully informing him of these dangers I put him and myself at risk. However, one would think that anyone, who is familiar with Internal combustion engines, would be weary of plunging their hands towards any moving parts. I guess you can NEVER assume that anyone is aware of inherent dangers until you inform them accordingly.