Safety Comes First - 2009/03

The wing-cracker tool snaps into action
GETTING YOUR MODEL overhead in the first place can be a
big problem if you are flying one of the inexpensive stick-balsa
ARFs from the toy store. Kids start out with these airplanes and too
often learn that the flight potential is extremely low. After a
disillusioning failure with the low end of aeromodeling, a youngster
is likely to head back indoors and play a video game.

Safety Comes First - 2010/06

WHAT IS SO appealing about propeller
strikes? Sticking a hand into a spinning
propeller is very popular, but I don’t
understand why. Is it the pain? The
embarrassment? The blood-soaked
bandages?
Propeller accidents are the most common
cause of injury in our hobby, despite the fact
that we all know about the danger. I’ve
gotten a lot of e-mail messages lately with
information and advice about propeller
safety. Too many pilots have had bad
experiences and want to avoid any future
ones.

Safety Comes First - 2008/07

AL KNIGHT WROTE in from his New Jersey workshop with a
great story starring his trusty 4-inch table saw.
“I was ripping a thick piece of balsa on the table saw that was
just sitting on a dust-covered table top. The wood jammed and the
saw proceeded to slide forward on the slippery dust and tried to
shorten my three middle fingers by about an inch. I grabbed a dirty
rag to stop me bleeding all over my model (who keeps sterile
dressings by the workbench?).

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