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Safety - RC Helis are not toys > RC Helicopter's Rotor Blade Accident (VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED! OPEN WOUND)
 
 
spog
Senior Heliman
Location: Ontario, Canada

I appreciate these kinds of posts, there's nothing like pictures to inject a good dose of reality. In industry, safety is continuously repeated over and over, because it works. I had a yeah, yeah, yeah attitute when I was an indestructible kid.
11-16-2007 11:29 PM
 
 
FX_Aerial
Heliman
Location: Vancouver, BC

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spog

I appreciate these kinds of posts, there's nothing like pictures to inject a good dose of reality. In industry,

I am a member of several Car racing (rally/street) and every time we appreciate when a picture or video of an accident is posted and instead of "Ya, ya, ya" attitude we all gather and try to make sense of the accident. How could have been avoided is the main topic. No throwing blames, no ironies, no "This couldn't happen to me" attitude. Despite the fact that we all know that Speed, Alcohol, Lack of Concentration represent 85% of the reasons an accident was caused.

The warnings are suppose to work for pilots and spectators alike. As a spectator you have to have the basic knowledge of what is happening or what is about to happen; be aware of the potential danger, recognize patterns of bad and/or inexperienced pilots and take proactive measures to protect them self or the ones they love.

Best regards and fly safe!

== Be happy! Always could be worse! ==
11-17-2007 01:59 AM
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SuperSixTwo
Senior Heliman
Location: Lockwood, NV

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Now, the question is... ( I am just wondering) If you had know then what you know now, could you have done anything differently (at all)so that the accident could have been prevented?
Heck yes, DONT grab the tailboom and spool up the motor with the blades on. Also, check the movement of the swash to be sure that the inputs given, move it in the correct direction.

The accident (?) went like.....repair newly broken heli, spool up to check blade track, give forward cyclic, (which really was LEFT) Blades hit coffee cup on table, pitch link failure, thumb nail (some thumb) removal. Just like that, and yes it sounds very stupid now. I sure wouldnt do it with ANY heli now.
11-17-2007 05:58 AM
 
 
hampilot
Senior Heliman
Location: Reno, NV, USA

(<WARNING> this post might cause flames to errupt.. STAND CLEAR)

Isnt life fun? I remember a conversation with an orthopedic surgeon who had a skateboard bronzed and put on his wall. When I asked why he responded it was the best money making invention since the "gun + ski mask" combo. Seems he treated more injuries in children mauled by their skateboard than any other injury. Case in point, there were 2 kids in there sporting crutches and cryin to their momma's. Dr. Miller said he built his practice on the wheels of kids.

Sorry Safety captains, I don’t think warning stickers are the answer. Accidents happen and they often happen to those who are just a bystander and never got a warning sticker. We need to exercise a little caution no matter what we do. Even the biggest warning stickers cant replace a common sense and respect. I am immune? Duh, no. Just now I figured out that if you use a 50w 12v halogen bulb in a flashlight powered by a 4200mAh 3s2p lipo it gets hotter than Mcdonalds coffee. Sorry, I didn’t get a sticker.

Dr. Miller kept his reminder of diligence in bronze on his wall. I try to keep mine handy especially around my heli. Lets just forget about the flashlight project. no its not my vid.. (<WARNING> DONT USE THE 50W bulb and a huge LIPO)

Parts, the're everywhere!
11-17-2007 06:27 AM
 
 
BigguyOz
Key Veteran
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I remeber someone saying that the single most effectiv safety device they could fit in a car would be a 6 inch sharp spike coming out of the centre of the steering wheel, because people would always be reminded of the dangers.

The problem in society (one of 'em anyway) is that there are so many purile warning labels on everything that we tend to ignore all of them (worst I have seen was in the instructions for an electrical appliance, which warned that if it was placed on the edge of a table there was a danger it might fall off..)

Tony Stott
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11-17-2007 12:26 PM
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SkateFreak
Key Veteran
Location: Cambs UK/Luton

Oh,
I'v seen some fantastic ones out there...
For instance in this country i think its a legal requirment for companies to put alergy warnings on food products...
But lets be serious...
A huge bag of Peanuts needs to say *Warning, product contains nuts* haha...
Seriously stupid...
Toastie makers that have warnings to warn you the Toasting plates may get hot whilst operating....

99% of it is all comon sense to be fair...
And i agree that this the 99% of warning lables that arnt needed that switch us off until we encouter an unfamiliar product which actually has a genuinly obscure hazard that's obviously going to catch you out lol...

Always the way.

-Jvr
11-17-2007 01:21 PM
 
 
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