Safety Comes First
In February 2000, concerns about air compressor tank corrosion were addressed, emphasizing the need for regular inspections and maintenance to prevent catastrophic failures. The March column discussed RC training devices, highlighting the benefits of simulators and autopilots for improving skills and safety.
Safety Comes First
Gary Shaw emphasizes the importance of safety in modeling, sharing cautionary tales and advice on recognizing hazards, particularly with equipment and adjustments.
Safety Comes First
The article discusses "Black Wire disease," a corrosion issue not caused by Ni-Cd batteries, emphasizing the importance of regular wire inspections for safety.
Safety Comes First
Gary A. Shaw shares humorous yet cautionary tales from model aviation, emphasizing safety and common sense to prevent accidents and injuries.
Safety Comes First - 2001/05
REtreevINGModels: I thought you might enjoy an accumulation
of model-retrieving events that provide some good lessons. Most
models were retrieved safely, but some attempts didn’t go so well.
Take the case of several gliders that were blown into trees
surrounding an event site on a gusty day. One of the contestants
decided the best way to get the glider down was to tie a large
rock to the end of a string and chuck it up over the branch
holding the model.
After getting a line over the branch, the next step would have
been to tie a bigger line to the smaller one and pull it up until the
branch had a strong enough line on it to shake the model free.
Neat idea, except that when the modeler threw the rock over the
tree branch, another individual looking up on the other side of the tree
didn’t see the rock coming down and caught it square in the teeth!
The outcome was several teeth damaged/lost and the model
rescued.
