Dreadful!
Since hearing of a girl walking off the front of the wing of a powered glider
(a student allowed by the captain to go and get something for her headset) I
have taken pains to emphasise to my students that they always walk to the back
of the wing to egress the aircraft, normally or in an emergency.
Chris
On 22 Feb 2012, at 19:45, Chris Trask wrote:
>> On a sadder note, we heard last week that a colleague, an ex-Jaguar pilot
>> from years ago, had exited a Cub to send a student solo when he walked
>> into the moving propellor. It appears it is possible to walk forward
>> from the door. Can you imagine someone doing that?
>>
>
> It happens from time to time, even to those with extensive experience.
> On the C-130's, we often said that the yellow tips of the propellors
> indicated a cutting zone.
>
> One of the real dangers of older light planes is hand-starting them in
> the winter. If on snow or ice, I would give the propellor a good throw and
> immediately step back. Always wore deeply-treaded boots for good grip.
> Some people would wear cleats.
>
> Similar things can happen with jet aircraft. About 30 years ago a
> National Guard crew chief at Allegheny International (Pittsburgh) was sucked
> into the intake of an A-7. He died, of course.
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