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    What can happen if you walk around the plane with your head down, flapperon took a piece of my nose clean off, had to bring it in and get it sewn back on
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    Yikes! Very sorry to hear about this accident.

    That has got to hurt.

    Glad it wasn't your eye or split your head open.

    Hope you get well quick.

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    I have been lucky then, I have clipped the Flapperon 3 times with the top of my head. I bend over but the arthritis in my back I can not bend over very far. Thank goodness I am SHORT!

    FYI, I have since bought some of the swimming pool noodles, they are bright orange, put a slit in it and then slide them on my Flapperons for bean protection!
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    Wow! i see how this could happen. I've been used to a low wing for the past ten years but this is a goods heads up (parden the pun) as to what could happen.
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    Ouch~!!! my TD tail being lower I can't even attempt to walk under the wings,,but I have walked right into the prop tip once or twice hope that heals up good Finn
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    Thanks for the thoughts, worst part is I missed a beautiful day for flying today. I had just pulled my plane out and was walking around it to put my car in the hangar. Have to get back up and clean the blood off the plane, had to put it away bleeding all over the horizontal stab

    Chase, Wasn't even trying to walk under just wasn't looking were I was going, think I might have been looking into the hangar to make sure the snow shovel wasn't in the way of the car.
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    Yeeowwch! Wow, that's a doozy. Glad you're okay, except for your pride. Better yet, I'm glad the plane is okay.

    Now, the important part: We need to help Fin come up with a better story than this lame one of walking into his plane. It needs to involve at least six or seven burley biker types, a couple of switch blades and some kind of damsel in distress!
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    Holy cow!! That's got to smart. Glad you're going to be okay.
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    Sorry to hear of your injury, but glad to see the reattached nose piece is pink and looking good.

    My head is scarred from hitting the flaperons. I am always walking under the wings and have had close calls. This might be a good time to think seriously about a solution in my hangar.
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    Default Re: So a guy walks into a plane and .......

    I usually wear a knit cap when around any Cessna, hadn't thought about flaperons. Foam water pipe insulation slit lengthwise and put on the trailing edge of a flap, aileron or flaperon will prevent some injuries.

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