ParkeFlyer
Member
I'm relatively new to the hobby and I've already heard a hundred times... take the propeller off when you're working on your plane. Well... I took that to mean, if you're working on the motor or around the motor, take the prop off. That is not what it means. Not at all.
A couple nights ago, I was replacing servos in my Clouds Fly and figuring out how to program "flaperons" with my 9x. The wings were off. Being stupid, I accidentally reversed the throttle control settings, and the motor instantly went from zero to full throttle. Before my eyes, the fuselage transformed into a missile and launched off my workbench - flying right at me and grazing my stomach and CHOP CHOP CHOP!
The plane fell on the ground, without much damage, but I had an intense pain in my side. Very reluctantly I lifted my shirt to see the damage. I was half expecting my bowels to be exposed, but luckily... just a flesh wound. Three parallel cuts where the blade diced me as it zoomed by.
Take the phrase literally... if you or working on the plane, or the Tx, or the servos, or anything... take the prop off. Probably the only way, but I learned the hard way.
A couple nights ago, I was replacing servos in my Clouds Fly and figuring out how to program "flaperons" with my 9x. The wings were off. Being stupid, I accidentally reversed the throttle control settings, and the motor instantly went from zero to full throttle. Before my eyes, the fuselage transformed into a missile and launched off my workbench - flying right at me and grazing my stomach and CHOP CHOP CHOP!
The plane fell on the ground, without much damage, but I had an intense pain in my side. Very reluctantly I lifted my shirt to see the damage. I was half expecting my bowels to be exposed, but luckily... just a flesh wound. Three parallel cuts where the blade diced me as it zoomed by.
Take the phrase literally... if you or working on the plane, or the Tx, or the servos, or anything... take the prop off. Probably the only way, but I learned the hard way.