Characteristic airplane injuries

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/

Our oil dipstick access door has a spring-loaded button in the center that
you must press to release it. Both Mary and I have found that it's way too
easy to break fingernails backwards on that stupid button...

And I've jammed the wing-tip strobe light fixture into my ribs about a
zillion times, walking around the end of the wing...

And while cleaning the bottom laying on a rolling cart, it's easy to prong
the top of your head into the pointy aft end of the stupid nosewheel pant...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Bending your head down to avoid the wings, but forgetting about the
lowered flaps.

-Sridhar

Jay Honeck wrote:

Our oil dipstick access door has a spring-loaded button in the center that
you must press to release it. Both Mary and I have found that it's way too
easy to break fingernails backwards on that stupid button...

And I've jammed the wing-tip strobe light fixture into my ribs about a
zillion times, walking around the end of the wing...

And while cleaning the bottom laying on a rolling cart, it's easy to prong
the top of your head into the pointy aft end of the stupid nosewheel pant...

After not flying Cessnas for a while (sticking to low-wing Pipers), I forgot
last weekend that when you get out of a 172, step OVER the wheel fairing
when turning to walk off - tripped over the wheel and dislocated my knee
(makes a frightful POP noise!) :-(

Painful to fly 3 hrs home after doing that!

cya

chris


Sridhar Rajagopal wrote:

Bending your head down to avoid the wings, but forgetting about the
lowered flaps.

-Sridhar

Jay Honeck wrote:

Our oil dipstick access door has a spring-loaded button in the center that
you must press to release it. Both Mary and I have found that it's way
too easy to break fingernails backwards on that stupid button...

And I've jammed the wing-tip strobe light fixture into my ribs about a
zillion times, walking around the end of the wing...

And while cleaning the bottom laying on a rolling cart, it's easy to prong
the top of your head into the pointy aft end of the stupid nosewheel
pant...

OUCH!

Jeez, um, I hope that 3 hr flight was not with a dislocated
knee....obviously, you had it put back in place first? I hope....

"Chris Nielsen" wrote in message
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After not flying Cessnas for a while (sticking to low-wing Pipers), I
forgot
last weekend that when you get out of a 172, step OVER the wheel fairing
when turning to walk off - tripped over the wheel and dislocated my knee
(makes a frightful POP noise!) :-(

Painful to fly 3 hrs home after doing that!

cya

chris


Sridhar Rajagopal wrote:

Bending your head down to avoid the wings, but forgetting about the
lowered flaps.

-Sridhar

Jay Honeck wrote:

Our oil dipstick access door has a spring-loaded button in the center
that
you must press to release it. Both Mary and I have found that it's way
too easy to break fingernails backwards on that stupid button...

And I've jammed the wing-tip strobe light fixture into my ribs about a
zillion times, walking around the end of the wing...

And while cleaning the bottom laying on a rolling cart, it's easy to
prong
the top of your head into the pointy aft end of the stupid nosewheel
pant...

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chris


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How about the characteristic diamond pattern on the foreheads of
pilots/instructors who walk into the trailing edge of a Cessna single's
wing?

Bob Gardner

"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/

Bob Gardner wrote:

How about the characteristic diamond pattern on the foreheads of
pilots/instructors who walk into the trailing edge of a Cessna single's
wing?

Bob Gardner

Or how about the barked shins (on a spring-steel gear Cessna)

Yes, Ben, the "Stopwatch" feature of the Wakmann wind-up clocks on the
B-727.
The stems are a b*tch to press in when starting and stopping the
elapsed time feature. Geez!

Thomas Lembessis

"Ben Jackson" wrote in message
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Anyone else have any injuries they tend to get over and over from an
airplane?

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

Bob Gardner wrote:

How about the characteristic diamond pattern on the foreheads of
pilots/instructors who walk into the trailing edge of a Cessna single's
wing?


The last time I did it (which was neither the first nor the last time I will
do it) I managed to hit at a point just high enough so instead of the
diamond pattern in the forehead I got a V-shaped furrow across my scalp.
Didn't hurt much but it sure looked bad.

--
Frank....H