Safety Comes First 2014/05
Don’t ya just love statistics? We are in a hobby with all types of potentially dangerous equipment, but the numbers show that if a modeler gets hurt at the field, it probably didn’t involve a model.
Safety Comes First 2014/04
Safety is closely tied to the future of our sport. This point was clearly made during a recent aerial cinematography event held in Hollywood. The attendees were mostly professional and semiprofessional operators of remotely controlled, camera-carrying aircraft.
Safety Comes First 2014/03
You can’t take it with you, even if it is in neatly labeled cigar boxes in your workshop. In other words, how much modeling stuff do you have socked away, and what will become of it when you “take your last flight?” Will your loved ones find it easy to deal with, or perhaps a confusing dangerous mess?
Safety Comes First 2014/02
Another “Safety Comes First” column again. Same old stuff, over and over, eh? Watch out for the propeller. Keep your fingers clear …
Safety Comes First 2014/01
Sometimes all of our caution and care is not enough. A while ago, I saw news coverage of an RC pilot who was struck by his electric helicopter. His injuries were fatal. Worse yet, some Internet opportunists used this tragic incident to boost their ratings and profits. They wrote lurid headlines that belittled the accident and insulted the pilot.
