Woman loses hand in a propeller
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Lucky to be alive I'd say 
I've been around aeroplanes enough times to keep well clear of the prop, they scare me to death even when they're not moving!
It could quite easily have been so much worse.....
Lucky, lucky girl
I've been around aeroplanes enough times to keep well clear of the prop, they scare me to death even when they're not moving!
It could quite easily have been so much worse.....
Lucky, lucky girl
On a similar topic I was sent an e-mail today from my *model* aircraft flying club. It was about safety when flying model helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. It contained a link, but some of the injuries in it are so absolutely horrific that I hesitate to put it up here on a public forum where children might see it.
On the other hand it might serve as a rather stark warning that even 'toys' can be very, very dangerous, particularly with the growing popularity of cheap electric 'park flyers'.
On the other hand it might serve as a rather stark warning that even 'toys' can be very, very dangerous, particularly with the growing popularity of cheap electric 'park flyers'.
HoHoHo said:
It could quite easily have been so much worse.....
The headline (and final line of the copy) in this report are bit much:http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/entire-left-s...
I fly model helicopters and have done for 20 or so years and the email sent is correct, they need to be treated with respect!
I've seen some nasty flesh wounds from pieces of sharp rotating plastic no longer than 6" long. Fortunately never seen anything as a result of a chopper blade.
I've seen some nasty flesh wounds from pieces of sharp rotating plastic no longer than 6" long. Fortunately never seen anything as a result of a chopper blade.
dr_gn said:
On a similar topic I was sent an e-mail today from my *model* aircraft flying club. It was about safety when flying model helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.
As a schoolboy I caught my hand in the prop of an 049 control line model and that was painful enough. I also had a 2.5cc diesel which turned a 9x11 (or was it 11x9) prop - it was bolted to a chunk of wood about half the size of a breadboard for testing... very impressive until we noted the bolts were undoing with the vibration... a colleague had the quick-thinking to throw a towel in it before it broke lose.Deva Link said:
HoHoHo said:
It could quite easily have been so much worse.....
The headline (and final line of the copy) in this report are bit much:http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/entire-left-s...
I hope the poor girl is ok and makes some sort of manageable recovery.
HoHoHo said:
I fly model helicopters and have done for 20 or so years and the email sent is correct, they need to be treated with respect!
I've seen some nasty flesh wounds from pieces of sharp rotating plastic no longer than 6" long. Fortunately never seen anything as a result of a chopper blade.
I've had two near misses - both with electric models. One time the pilot was a doddery old bloke and he caught the throttle stick in his tweed jacket while I was pointing something out to him on his model. If you're used to IC engines then the instant and remote start of an electric motor can catch you unawares...I've seen some nasty flesh wounds from pieces of sharp rotating plastic no longer than 6" long. Fortunately never seen anything as a result of a chopper blade.
dr_gn said:
On a similar topic I was sent an e-mail today from my *model* aircraft flying club. It was about safety when flying model helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. It contained a link, but some of the injuries in it are so absolutely horrific that I hesitate to put it up here on a public forum where children might see it.
On the other hand it might serve as a rather stark warning that even 'toys' can be very, very dangerous, particularly with the growing popularity of cheap electric 'park flyers'.
SickOn the other hand it might serve as a rather stark warning that even 'toys' can be very, very dangerous, particularly with the growing popularity of cheap electric 'park flyers'.
Spitbarnatt said:
dr_gn said:
On a similar topic I was sent an e-mail today from my *model* aircraft flying club. It was about safety when flying model helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. It contained a link, but some of the injuries in it are so absolutely horrific that I hesitate to put it up here on a public forum where children might see it.
On the other hand it might serve as a rather stark warning that even 'toys' can be very, very dangerous, particularly with the growing popularity of cheap electric 'park flyers'.
SickOn the other hand it might serve as a rather stark warning that even 'toys' can be very, very dangerous, particularly with the growing popularity of cheap electric 'park flyers'.
Doh.
dr_gn said:
Spitbarnatt said:
dr_gn said:
On a similar topic I was sent an e-mail today from my *model* aircraft flying club. It was about safety when flying model helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. It contained a link, but some of the injuries in it are so absolutely horrific that I hesitate to put it up here on a public forum where children might see it.
On the other hand it might serve as a rather stark warning that even 'toys' can be very, very dangerous, particularly with the growing popularity of cheap electric 'park flyers'.
SickOn the other hand it might serve as a rather stark warning that even 'toys' can be very, very dangerous, particularly with the growing popularity of cheap electric 'park flyers'.
Doh.
Spitbarnatt said:
dr_gn said:
Spitbarnatt said:
dr_gn said:
On a similar topic I was sent an e-mail today from my *model* aircraft flying club. It was about safety when flying model helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. It contained a link, but some of the injuries in it are so absolutely horrific that I hesitate to put it up here on a public forum where children might see it.
On the other hand it might serve as a rather stark warning that even 'toys' can be very, very dangerous, particularly with the growing popularity of cheap electric 'park flyers'.
SickOn the other hand it might serve as a rather stark warning that even 'toys' can be very, very dangerous, particularly with the growing popularity of cheap electric 'park flyers'.
Doh.
Deva Link said:
HoHoHo said:
It could quite easily have been so much worse.....
The headline (and final line of the copy) in this report are bit much:http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/entire-left-s...
That's just horrible isn't it! She was a good looking girl too.
Hope they can get her looking reasonably "normal" again. But from the sound of it I very much doubt it.
The news presenter asking her mother what she saw for chissakes! Obviously digging for some gorey details.
I knew a guy who flew commecial out in South Africa, and a guy he was flying with normally flew jets, he walked into a prop. He said it was amaizing, as he said he could see his brain, but the Guy was flying again in a matter of months!
I can't help thinking the pilot was irresposible here, letting a member of Jo public dissembark an aircraft with the prop still spinning.
Very sad that such a good looking girl has been so apallingly disfigured.
Hope they can get her looking reasonably "normal" again. But from the sound of it I very much doubt it.
The news presenter asking her mother what she saw for chissakes! Obviously digging for some gorey details.
I knew a guy who flew commecial out in South Africa, and a guy he was flying with normally flew jets, he walked into a prop. He said it was amaizing, as he said he could see his brain, but the Guy was flying again in a matter of months!
I can't help thinking the pilot was irresposible here, letting a member of Jo public dissembark an aircraft with the prop still spinning.
Very sad that such a good looking girl has been so apallingly disfigured.
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