Boy, I agree completely...let's not start a thread of bloodletting pictures. The crashes are enough. There's some pretty horrible war stories (and pics) that're gonna get posted if this turns into a competition, "one-upmanship" thing.
Where's Robert when you need him?
--Ray
Hey Minnie-man and Garf.."The Barf!:)!!!!
YES! I KNOW PROP WAR STORIES ARE HELL...AGAIN! WE ARE ALL ADULT ENOUGH (hopefully) TO UNDERSTAND THAT "SAFETY IS NO LAUGHING MATTER...EXCEPT THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROP-WHACKIN POST..WAS JUST THAT...
TO BE AWARE AND STAY AWARE....OF EXACTLY WHERE AND WHAT THAT PROP IS DOING AT ALL TIMES.
It has always AMAZED ME...after all these years of SEEING NEEDLESS LOSS OF BLOOD N GUTS...that so many GRUNTS...seem to get so careless around those virtually LETAL HIGH TECH SPACE AGE PROPS. (However, when I think back..those little bittie Spitzy .049 props were also pretty acheee-breaky too?)
Just a short time ago...I heard that a modeler was adjusting the needle valve, when he accidently bumped his fueling bulb----WHICH THEN ROLLED AND SUCKED FORWARD INTO THE PATH OF THAT BIG 1/4 SCALE BI-PLANE'S HI TECH CARBON PROP.
Thanks be to GOD!
As you know...offers a hedge of protection for FOOLS-STUNTGRUNTS-N- SEAGULLS-N-DOGS!
That modeler was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo lucky that carbon prop..blew that filler bottle into a killgillion pieces of plastic...(without hitting anyone.)
That careless modeler was also lucky that he was wearing sunglasses, and had a bottle of drinking water to help flush some of that fuel out of his right eye-ball.
BOTTOM LINE:
SLOW DOWN..THINK!!! Not only check out what and where all your modeling start up crap is located.
Watch or check for LOOSE SHIRT SLEEVES...LONG HAIR......or any items that can find their way into that snarling-snappin' 2-3 or 4 blade prop.
Be aware of your surroundings for wandering pets-kids-n' old demented stuntgrunts that may be in your flight path or IN LINE WITH THAT PROP!
STAY ALERT! U LERTS?
Always be aware of that take off path...for anything that can be a risk to that spinning prop or model.
ALWAYS CHECK ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE IN THE CIRCLE FLIGHT PATH.
(Hey Joe DILL!!! REMEMBER THAT SEA-GULL THAT FLEW THROUGH YOUR .018's and lost a few feathers after being grazed by that Crusader of yours.
Uhh Joe...bye the way....that old light pole with that Sig red paint rubmark is gone when I hit with that old Red out board wingtip Crusader of yours, that U so foolishly let me test fly that one bright summa' day!
Especially when everyone and his brotha' in balsa, knows that I never could---judge distance or keep from wandering all over the place. In all those years of stunt flying...I never seem to rid myself of that DANGEROUS HABIT OF WANDERING AWAY FROM THAT ALL IMPORTANT...CENTER CIRCLE!!!
ALWAYS PACK ALONG...SOME OF THOSE LITTLE NEON SAFETY CONES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO MARK YOUR FLIGHT CIRCLE...(ALLOWING EXTRA ROOM...especially if you are a WANDERERERERERE, LIKE ME.
Sharing BLOODY SPLATTER WAR STORIES...I knew for certain, would truly be WAAAAY TO MUCH for some folks..who just "MAN-UP"OR WOMAN-UP!"but a reality check needs to be addressed. If this is too XXXRATED!! FREEDOM OF CHOICE is up to you,whether or not U choose to CLICK YER MOUSEEE' ON THIS POST?
SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT..."NO MISTAKES...JUST LESSONS TO BE LEARNED!"