---------------------------------------------------------- Stratus-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 09/23/09: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:24 PM - Re: A bloody safety note for annual inspection (Jerry Pilon) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:24:38 PM PST US From: Jerry Pilon Subject: RE: Stratus-List: A bloody safety note for annual inspection I'll keep that in mind=2C I am about to remove my prop and work on bearings and replace my reduction belt. Thanks for the "heads up" Larry Jerry Pilon Washington=2C Illinois > Date: Mon=2C 21 Sep 2009 18:53:06 -0500 > From: larry@macsmachine.com > To: zenith-list@matronics.com=3B zenith601-list@matronics.com=3B stratus- list@matronics.com > Subject: Stratus-List: A bloody safety note for annual inspection > > > > Hi Guys=2C > I nearly qualified for the Darwin award today while removing my > propeller. I=92d put wrenches on both ends of the prop bolts and had my > head in the path of the propeller struggling with the torqued nuts on > the back face. As each nut was loosened=2C the prop rotated backward a fe w > degrees toward me. On the 5^th bolt=2C I was so focused that I pulled on > the wrench with my chin tucked in and the prop=2C only two feet away=2C > moved a few more degrees and the compression released to spin the rear > edge of the prop onto the side of my skull. The force made a 5-inch mark > on the side of my head and the centerfold in my ear was cut clear through .. > > Wrenches and I hit the floor and then I walked from the hangar bleeding > pretty good. An airport employee saw my bloody towel in hand and called > the airport emergency team and soon medics in fire trucks arrived to > offer assistance. It could have been worse=2C but my mistake was not > removing the spark plugs before removing prop bolts. No ignition was > involved=2C but with a re-drive reduction of 2 to1=2C the force released was > a surprise and could well have been deadly. > > I signed a refusal of medical care as my ear had quit bleeding and was > very appreciative of their arriving so quickly. > > They say confession is good for the soul and that it=92s never too late t o > learn something=2C > > > Larry McFarland 601HDS Stratus Subaru at www.macsmachine.com > > > =========== =========== =========== =========== > > > =0A _________________________________________________________________=0A Hotmail=AE has ever-growing storage! Don=92t worry about storage limits.=0A http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tuto rial_Storage_062009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message stratus-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Stratus-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/stratus-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/stratus-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.