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  • #1

    First Story: Heads (almost) Roll

    Hi, this is my first story to share, so I hope I do it right. I saw this one happen from a distance, but the co-pilot filled me in later.

    The customers were going for a regular photo tour, and took a bunch of pics before even getting in. At one point, which is what I saw, the one with the big camera was kneeling in front and snapping pics. The co-pilot and pilot were ready to start up, but had to stop for him and then the co-pilot went out to ask him to move. See, the blades are really heavy and at slow speeds don't travel in a straight line. Where the camera guy was kneeling was right in the plane of rotation. The co-pilot said he was stubborn until it was explained the blade could give him a haircut.

    As a sidenote; this was maybe a month or so after that model walked into a propeller.
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    I am assuming the model in question is Lauren Scruggs, who recently appeared on the Today show.

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    • #3
      Yea, I didn't remember her name. She made us go through sooo much safety meetings after that.

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      • #4
        Welcome to Customers suck, Whirly Bird!

        Yeah, that model... argh. And anyone stupid enough to walk into a spinning prop or get in range of a rotor. What part of "engine on = prop/rotor spinning" did she not understand? She's just giving all the smart blondes a bad name.

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        • #5
          Quoth paxillated View Post
          ...and I'll take a Waco UPF-7 any day! <sob> I lost my ticket in '95.
          Those have to fly through the air; we beat the air into submission!

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          • #6
            People have trouble understanding that you shoudln't lean yourself toward spinning propellers?!

            Yeah...that model should have won a Darwin award instead of losing an eye.
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            • #7
              I more than once had to body slam someone to the ground when they refused to listen when I told them to STOP, the plane is MOVING. One idiot got away from us and got blown over by a jet powering up. That was a fun day.

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              • #8
                Quoth 24601 View Post
                I more than once had to body slam someone to the ground when they refused to listen when I told them to STOP, the plane is MOVING. One idiot got away from us and got blown over by a jet powering up. That was a fun day.
                Wow! Mind I ask what kind of jets you work on?

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                • #9
                  We serviced any kind that came through, civilian or military.

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                  • #10
                    Quoth hinakiba777 View Post

                    Yeah...that model should have won a Darwin award instead of losing an eye.
                    Darwin Awards are given posthumously.

                    Seeing as it's (at least IMHO) rather ditzy to walk into a rotating propeller, that young woman should at least get an Honorable Mention.

                    All joking aside, she's very lucky to have survived.
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                    • #11
                      technically, Darwin Awards are unable to reproduce. So if the idiocy renders said person sterile...

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                      • #12
                        Quoth DGoddessChardonnay View Post
                        Darwin Awards are given posthumously.
                        They do give out Honorable Mentions for people like our starlet up there who committed a Terminally Act of Stupidity and survived anyway.
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                        • #13
                          Quoth DGoddessChardonnay View Post
                          Darwin Awards are given posthumously.

                          Seeing as it's (at least IMHO) rather ditzy to walk into a rotating propeller, that young woman should at least get an Honorable Mention.

                          All joking aside, she's very lucky to have survived.
                          haha I know, DGC. I was implying that should should have been killed instead of losing an eye. I would never wish anyone dead, but the message changed.

                          Killed by Propeller= Don't be an idiot or you can die
                          Lost eye to a propeller= Be an idiot! You will get a lot of TV time.
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                          • #14
                            If I recall correctly, there was a Darwin story of a guy who worked on an airfield and one day walked through the area of a slowly spinning prop with no problems, suddenly realised he shouldn't have done that and turned around to go back.

                            He got brained second time around.
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                            • #15
                              with a name like "Whirly_bird" that explains it all.

                              I was thinking you were talking about airplanes vs choppers but o yeah. My first flight in a chopper we were given the safety brief and one of the ATs (aviation electronic technicians) explained to us that yes indeed, the blades CAN touch the deck, so to be VERY careful and only move when we were told to.

                              Oh and if we crashed into the ocean to not inflate our flotation vests until exiting cos they wouldn't fit through the doors.

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