ORIGINAL: apalsson
ORIGINAL: FrankHawks
Frankly, if someone is dumb enough to stand in the prop arc, it is mother natures duty to clean the gene pool and wack them in the skull. Drafting new rules and laws to protect the dumbest among us only causes devolution. As the highest order primate and with the keys to the cages, it is our sacred duty to point, laugh our butts off ,and do a back flip each and every time such an accident occurs !!
Sorry mate, wrong, wrong, wrong and not a tad funny either!!
If it was your plane and your engine that spat a prop and a person was seriously injured or died, regardless of the chestbeating here, it would haunt you forever.
Each modeler must take responsibility for their own equipment and any safety issues it may present.
This is exactly why I start my own aircraft. I will gladly start other for them, but nobody starts mine but me. Checking the prop for looseness, chips, nicks, etc. should be part of your preflight checklist. If theres any doubt, change it reguardless of price.