Characteristic airplane injuries

Ben Jackson wrote:

Anyone else have any injuries they tend to get over and over from an
airplane?

Yeah. I keep hitting my head on the flap hinges. I would love to cover them up
with some fairings (saw some nice ones at Sun'n Fun years ago), but there's no
STC for it. Hey, Jim! Would those be minor cosmetic changes?

George Patterson
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something that can be learned
no other way.

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:36:42 GMT, (Ben Jackson) wrote:


Anyone else have any injuries they tend to get over and over from an
airplane?

Fly a Mooney with the manual gear. You learn the right way to do it,
but you will also bust the back of your knuckles with some regularity,
especially when landing in gusty wind conditions.

Mike Weller

I'm sure I've bruised my instructor's kneecaps a few times after making
sudden adjustments to my wind corrections while taxiing.

"Whoops..wind's from the right now.."
*turns yoke*
*bang!* "OW!"

"Ben Jackson" wrote in message
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The fuel selector in my Comanche is ringed by the pushbuttons that
let you read the quantity in tanks other than the selected tank. My
index finger is just long enough that I manage to scrape my knuckle on
one of these each time I switch tanks in a counter-clockwise direction.

In a Cessna 172D I used to rent I had a habit of smashing a finger
(come to think of it, the same finger) between the flap lever release
button and the lever itself (it's a very tall button).

Anyone else have any injuries they tend to get over and over from an
airplane?

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

Not an airplane, but the tail stinger of and OH-58C is at the right height
to lash open the shin. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.


"Ben Jackson" wrote in message
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The fuel selector in my Comanche is ringed by the pushbuttons that
let you read the quantity in tanks other than the selected tank. My
index finger is just long enough that I manage to scrape my knuckle on
one of these each time I switch tanks in a counter-clockwise direction.

In a Cessna 172D I used to rent I had a habit of smashing a finger
(come to think of it, the same finger) between the flap lever release
button and the lever itself (it's a very tall button).

Anyone else have any injuries they tend to get over and over from an
airplane?

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

The burned fingers when checking oil after a too short stop over.
The bump on the head when that unexpected turbulance catches you
without your seatbelt in the super-tight mode.
--
Gene Seibel
Hangar 131 - http://pad39a.com/gene/plane.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.




The fuel selector in my Comanche is ringed by the pushbuttons that
let you read the quantity in tanks other than the selected tank. My
index finger is just long enough that I manage to scrape my knuckle on
one of these each time I switch tanks in a counter-clockwise direction.

In a Cessna 172D I used to rent I had a habit of smashing a finger
(come to think of it, the same finger) between the flap lever release
button and the lever itself (it's a very tall button).

Anyone else have any injuries they tend to get over and over from an
airplane?

I keep whacking my head on Cessna wing struts, trailing edges of wings, and
lowered flaps. Wearing a ball cap minimizes these injuries. I have also
pulled shoulder muscles falling off the fuel steps. I have also pulled a
shoulder muscle and hurt my back falling off the fuel step and hitting a
float strut on the way down while checking the oil on a Cessna 182 on
amphibs. I also have bruised my back and ribs a few times backing into a
prop blade when climbing down from a fuel ladder or moving the fuel ladder.

Twisted my ankle hopping off a float into the muck. Broken fingernails
pumping floats, straightening seat belts, closing doors, etc. Burned
fingertips on dipsticks and mufflers. Cut my knees on broken glass crawling
under low wing airplanes. Bruised my thighs on various struts.

Come to think of it, I may be just a little bit clumsy.

I pulled a lower back muscle while performing a "vigorous" hand
propping on a Champ.

On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 09:17:00 -0800, "C J Campbell"
wrote:

I keep whacking my head on Cessna wing struts, trailing edges of wings, and
lowered flaps. Wearing a ball cap minimizes these injuries.

Curiously, wearing a baseball cap (with the visor in front) makes it
more likely I'll run into a Cessna wing trailing edge. I lose the
clue to duck.

Wearing the hat slacker-style is good for preflights, photography and
(I suspect) riding in convertibles.

Don
(But it still looks goofy on a silverback)

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
...
I keep whacking my head on Cessna wing struts, trailing edges of wings,
and
lowered flaps. Wearing a ball cap minimizes these injuries. I have also
pulled shoulder muscles falling off the fuel steps. I have also pulled a
shoulder muscle and hurt my back falling off the fuel step and hitting a
float strut on the way down while checking the oil on a Cessna 182 on
amphibs. I also have bruised my back and ribs a few times backing into a
prop blade when climbing down from a fuel ladder or moving the fuel
ladder.

Twisted my ankle hopping off a float into the muck. Broken fingernails
pumping floats, straightening seat belts, closing doors, etc. Burned
fingertips on dipsticks and mufflers. Cut my knees on broken glass
crawling
under low wing airplanes. Bruised my thighs on various struts.

Come to think of it, I may be just a little bit clumsy.

Well DUH!!, klutz!! "~)

I used to have a tendency to catch my hair in the aileron and flap hinges
when I was flying 182's.


Still have all my hair since I quit flying the 182.

Tom
--
"The new phone book's here!! The new phone book's here!!!"