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Went to Pegasus models in Norwich today for some spare parts for my TRex 600e. While in there a guy in his 50/60s came in and looked at my mangled helicopter head and said "I see you had an accident but count yourself lucky"
He then showed me his left hand which was heavily bandaged but with blood stains clearly visable. He told me he had lost control of his 600 at the weekend and had raised his hands to protected himself as his 600 was coming towards him. The blades took off clean two fingers at the base of his hand and he recons he is lucky to be alive. The doctors could not sew his fingers back.
What I found amazing is that he was in his local heli shop with his hand heavily bandaged buying parts for his favourite hobby. He was not remorseful but rather happy, he said he was lucky to be alive, he recons it was a one in a thousand chance incident. He told me in no uncertain manner he will continue to fly his beloved helis and planes.
In our sport we sometimes need reminders like this to make sure we all remember just how dangerous our hobby is - so BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!
One final point, I don't know who this guy was but his attitude in the face of what he has gone through was amazing.
Maybe other forum members know who he is in the Norwich area but he most definately deserves an Eddie gold star.
Regards
Paul
He then showed me his left hand which was heavily bandaged but with blood stains clearly visable. He told me he had lost control of his 600 at the weekend and had raised his hands to protected himself as his 600 was coming towards him. The blades took off clean two fingers at the base of his hand and he recons he is lucky to be alive. The doctors could not sew his fingers back.
What I found amazing is that he was in his local heli shop with his hand heavily bandaged buying parts for his favourite hobby. He was not remorseful but rather happy, he said he was lucky to be alive, he recons it was a one in a thousand chance incident. He told me in no uncertain manner he will continue to fly his beloved helis and planes.
In our sport we sometimes need reminders like this to make sure we all remember just how dangerous our hobby is - so BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!
One final point, I don't know who this guy was but his attitude in the face of what he has gone through was amazing.
Maybe other forum members know who he is in the Norwich area but he most definately deserves an Eddie gold star.
Regards
Paul
waiting for him...
more like the victorian cross
.. Theres more dangerous hobbies out there than what us lot do ...Since I been in this hobby , I have had 2 accidents and they where both plane related .. first one was black eye off a glow clip that the prop hit and threw in my face .. Other one was last week when I launched an elec plane and sliced through my nail and part of my finger .. I was flying the next day 
lol
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