A harsh wake up call

[DanWright]

One of my so called friends has been asking me for a while if he could watch me fly one of my helis, and seeing as the weather was good and the batteries were charged, I'd thought I'd use my last quarter gallon. All went well, flew for a while and then we were ready to leave. As I was taking the empty fuel bottle to the car my friend put his fag into it, save throwing it on the floor.
Needless to say, the fag ignited the fumes and now I'm in the hospital with my hand covered in ice packs.
It acted just like a rocket, and sounded like a jet engine with the flames blasting out at a stupid speed and 3ft in the air.
I don't want sympathy, I just want people to be aware that the fuel bottles are just as dangerous as the helicopter themselves, and i would pledge anyone not to smoke when using nitro fuel. It hurts... A lot

[Radbourne78]

Ouch , sorry to hear that. Your friend really does need to engage his brain.

[dave j]

sorry but i would be calling him an ex freind anyone who is stupid enough to drop a cig in a fuel tank need their head testing, at least its only your hand it could have been far worse m8

Dave;-)

[Spanner]

Wish I could have seen that!!

[Radbourne78]

Wish I could have seen that!!

I was kinda thinking the same thing - Hope you don't take it the wrong way but aside from you getting hurt, it would have been spectacular to see

[tiddler]

Tbh, to hear anybody could be stupid enough to put a fag end in a just emptied can of nitro needs their head looking at. Big time!!!

Just what the hell did he think was going to happen

[LaurenceGough]

Sorry but what a dumbass, kinda of like hammering a lipo because it's "empty" .

Hope you have a speedy recovery.

Bottle rocket .

[callum]

It happens! At the end of the day, Everyone can have a mind blank.. Just like we dumb thumb helicopters.

Glad it was not too serious and a speedy recovery!

[DanWright]

Fortunate for him my hand was in too much pain, otherwise He'd have probably been sat next to me in casualty with a broken nose.
Fortunately for me, no major or permanent damage done, just a few large blisters. And a lot of stuff that looks like cling film wrapped around my hand. No flying for a while I think

This video is probably as close as you'll get too it, unless you do it yourselves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnM6N...e_gdata_player

[simm0]

Fortunate for him my hand was in too much pain, otherwise He'd have probably been sat next to me in casualty with a broken nose.
Fortunately for me, no major or permanent damage done, just a few large blisters. And a lot of stuff that looks like cling film wrapped around my hand. No flying for a while I expect

haha good comment,hope your ok tho

craig

[Terry-T7]

Blimey mate, thats pretty rough !!

Still it does prove you have been using decent quality fuel


Sorry couldnt resist that, seriously I hope its not too bad and dont keep you out of action for too long.

[Lynx.1677]

Ouch! Sorry to hear this mate. To be fair it happens at petrol stations so I'm not all that surprised it doesn't happen more often in our hobby. Stuff happens at the end of the day, I bet your mate won't do it again that's for sure. Speedy recovery dude.

All the best,

Dan

[Boggy]

he made you a pulse jet! you should be great-full

[stumpe]

Hope it heals ok, just don't let him go flying with u ever again

Lee

[Pabs]

ouch - hope you recover soon!