Comment by Bjørn Didriksen on April 30, 2012 at 5:43am

OK... I think I will tie the sucker down and use the 3DR telemetry kit... If it is to go insane, it will not end up under my roof, in my fingers, or any other places I do not want it to be :)

I actually think I have a pair of steel butchers gloves (Those steel ones on page 1) back home someplace. But try to use those with a monkey wrench or smaller tools... ;-)

Developer Comment by R_Lefebvre on April 30, 2012 at 5:50am

@Alan, 20 years later, my fingers still don't have all the feeling back.  It's my right index finger, and it's taken 3 bad injuries.  Maybe it's too much.  The other fingers I've done seem OK.

@Melih, interesting gloves.  I'd be curious to test them to see if they really work.  Take a chopstick and jam it in a hotdog, then stick that in the glove as a test finger.

Comment by Bradley J Carr on April 30, 2012 at 6:09am

Gas engines are not safe.  I started my OS .91 and he actually spun backwards for just a split second and loosened the prop.  Then it flew off when it started and hit me in the face.  Now I always turn my head.  Sorry to hear about your pinky.  That looks horrifying. 

Comment by Lloyd Breckenridge on April 30, 2012 at 7:55am

I had a near accident on the weekend.

Had done an auto land on my quad and after it landed I thought I switched it back to stabilize.

Forgot to disarm the motors however.

I went over and picked it up and turned it on it's side.

The props started to spin up to stabilize it I presume, luckily no injuries.

Comment by Giuseppe Galullo on April 30, 2012 at 5:59pm

Melih Karakelle, can you give me a link where I can buy the Kevlar gloves that you have? are good?

I think to use them as a precaution during the launch of wing X8 FPV...

Comment by Tom Judkowiak on May 1, 2012 at 4:49am

what about strapping the prop to frame with velcro band while testing?

easier than taking it off each time...

Comment by MC on May 2, 2012 at 6:27am

We just don't stop seeing these accidents.

My fear is that the exposure of these events will eventually drive regulatory measures from some over reacting public agency some place, which will eventually propagate to others.

It is common knowledge that RC crafts of any kind are not toys and that can produce nasty accidents, but truly no one really knows it until experiencing it first hand.

I personally don't feel safe within a 10 meter radius of an 450 RC helicopter and it takes 1 split second for it to travel uncontrollably from that distance to under your skin. Skilled pilot or not, there are as many parts on board as can fail, all which lead to great danger.

I feel we who develop DIY experimental aircraft should be twice as careful as the regular hobbyist; our miss-happens might create a very negative image which might spoil markets and applications.

Protective eye-wear is something that is a simple to adhere to habit when doing anything really, soldering components, painting, sanding, sometimes just assembling parts. If your eyes are protected, you are much more confident and your focus is used on what you are doing.

A friend once gave me a protective glass and said: I give you, the gift of vision. Every time something hits that lens, I thank owe him another eye.

We all get carried away by adrenalin rush and excitement, I do at least, I love what I am doing and I am always having fun, I assume we all share this; but when accidents happen we have failed at what we all preach and pray to, safety and sadly no excuse can reconstruct skin tissue.

I personally tie my propellers with a rubber band to the arm until I've seen the board and escs powered and made sure its disarmed.

Comment by Leigh Green on May 2, 2012 at 7:27am

I just love the Tags you put "PSA, blood, cut, prop, quadcopter"  - but perhaps it should have been the other way round "PSA, Quadcopter, Prop, Cut, Blood"

I recall early on I used to walk up to a model, and before bending down to pick it up I would clutch the Remote into my chest if I needed two hands.  Remotes are all 2.4Ghz little high wavelength antennae now, but I am convinced the old 36Mhz FM telescopic I had when I did this one day when going to detach the power from my Twister 3D quite simply saved my eye-site at the least.

I leaned in and the thrust went to Full.  The antenna was in front of my face and the blades got tangled in it as it all turned into a chopped up mess of telescopic spaghetti!  Still here and till able to learn from many other mistakes...weeks after that Lipo shorting here I come!

Comment by Leigh Green on May 2, 2012 at 7:31am

Oh and needless to say Remote always grounded prior to approaching a live crafted - but never turn the remote off Children, unless you want your remote controlling neighbour to throw some errant signals your way and chop your fingers off for you!

And well said Marcelo.

Comment by Giuseppe Galullo on May 2, 2012 at 7:47am

I 5 years ago, I almost lost a thumb on his right hand. Because my friend has touched the radio while I clutching the spinner prop...if it was a pinkie would be jumps away..and I make the dentist, would cost me the career for this..

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