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General Aviation Discussion => General Aviation Discussion => Topic started by: pilotsandy on January 22, 2009, 01:11:30 PM

Title: Scary Hand-Propping Accident
Post by: pilotsandy on January 22, 2009, 01:11:30 PM

If there was a passenger onboard, I guess they did not know what what the mixture is. I've hand propped 13 times without incident but the guy behind the controls has to know what he's doing too.

http://www.airvids.net/view/260/faa-handpropping-accident-video/

Title: Re: Scary Hand-Propping Accident
Post by: String on January 22, 2009, 01:21:54 PM

Very scary, just goes to show anything can happen when you startup any aircraft.

Title: Re: Scary Hand-Propping Accident
Post by: casper on January 22, 2009, 03:38:59 PM

If it wasn't so serious it is nearly laughable, like something out of the Keystone Cops movies.

Title: Re: Scary Hand-Propping Accident
Post by: Angry Turnip on January 22, 2009, 06:20:10 PM

  ::) This is way you should ALWAYS use chocks before starting up ::)

Title: Re: Scary Hand-Propping Accident
Post by: vortex003 on January 22, 2009, 08:09:17 PM

Beats doing doughnuts in a car :D ;)