All too often it is easy for us to become complacent in our hobby when it comes to safety. The following was submitted by CRCS
Club Member, Paul Reeder, regarding a recent accident a fellow R/C hobbyist and friend had while trying to adjust his
R/C helicopter:
"Paul,
Please do. That was the main reason I posted it to begin with. Wanted people to see
that these things really do happen. Just make sure the story doesn't get embellished.
It was a Trex 500 ESP. Using
a Spektrum DX7 and AR6200. It was not flying. It was on the ground, spun up at 80% throttle with 0 pitch (Mid stick in
Norm). I was 15 feet away. I was troubleshooting an electrical issue so I wasn't even going to get it light. Then
WAM! She jumped, and closed the distance so fast I barely could react.
The injuries suffered:
My nose was all but completely
severed. Suffered a 9mm tear just above the pupil of my right eye. Multiple lacerations to my right cheek, right eye brow,
left hand, upper left arm, and right shoulder. Plus a lot of bruises.
Anyway, go right ahead and use the pic and story.
Hopefully it will make people think first.”