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Old 04-14-2016, 07:45 PM
Jaydee Jaydee is offline
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Funny story that happened to a friend that flies paramotors. The kill switch for the ignition is a short out type as used in 2 stroke engines. A nut went through the propeller and shattered it, throwing it so far out of balance that it pulled the throttle cable to wot and broke the kill switch wire. So there he is, being shook around so much that his vision was blurry with a screaming 2 stroke on his back trying to land. He ended up on the forecourt of a beach side cafe.
Lucky. When I used to fly I always had my hand on the throttle on take of. I had a rock go through the prop and instantly I cut the throttle. I wonder If a kill switch like on a jet ski would be a good idea in a race car.
JD
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