Another reminder!!!!

[phil485]

Don't catch planks by the propellor!!! This is what wrecked any chances of flying over Christmas. 20 odd years of flying on and off and not one serious accident. One slip of concentration on Christmas eve testing my new epp wing and it all went wrong.
big thanks to members of my family who patched it all up, but a real bu**er. The knight and two planks in thegarage ready to fly and a thumb that most definetly wasn't.

Always be ready for the worst!!!

[phil485]

Pictures taken this morning, first chance I have had to get all the dressings off. Bl**dy hurt and loads of blood in the bath

[jamiem]

nice good way to ruin a few weeks flying....

[helihead]

thats what you call dumb thums..ouch you lern a lesson nearly evry day ,,get well soon..

[G-DAVE]

Looks painfull -- Early days of 4 Strokes they had a habit of throwing props off while running .
Got hit in the hand by a flying prop - it was a 15 ins wooden prop on a 90 4 stroke and it opened my thumb nearly to the bone and I was standing about 3 metres away.

Always got behind the props in the pits after that.

Heli are much safer!!
Dave

[abyiss]

ther be no stick-time 4 u dear boy....

wouldnt wish that to any1 m8,,,((hasnt any1 told you ..not to catch planes,!!.

hope u get better soon..

[Gaza07]

Ouch had to of hurt loads
Next year leave the slicing for the turkey

[rspblake]

Get a zaggi it only hurts on take off

well when others (Trvo and helihead) have the controls.

Get well soon!

[phil485]

was a zaggi clone, shouldn't be checking power on full throttle in the garage!!!!

lesson learnt. Go to field do it properly, at the very least have a phone with you cos once the shock sets in you aren't driving any where. Good thing I had family around to sort it out. Makes me think of all the times I've been flying on my lonesome

[phil485]

Well the thumb is healing well. weather willing I might even get a chance to fly this weekend.
Thats if I don't damage it sailing at the boat Show on Friday!!!

got some control back on Phoenix so it may be time to do some flying physio.. That foam wing will fly!!!

[fatmantom]

o a sailor!! i also sail do u have a yatch?

[phil485]

Not a yacht, tornado catamaran, see the signature.

Though I am doing a corporate hospitality charity thing on 8 metre yachts on Friday, in St Catherine's dock, just outside the boat show.
If it ever stops raining it might be fun

[fatmantom]

looks good all i have is a little topaz lol

[phil485]

The only way is up then. what club do you sail from?? I'm at Weston these days

[fatmantom]

its a lake: hawley lakes?