Pre. flight checks

[mad max]

Flew my Daughter to Crab claw Island today in my open air side by side. I checked her helmet strap and even tightened it for her, but forgot to strap my own chin. The peak hat flicked the helmet in the air after lift off and I managed to grab the ultracom helmet with left hand as the hat went through the prop with a thud. I needed my left hand to pull the throttle back. (something to be said for twist grip throttles) Teresa hung on to the helmet untill we landed. Luckly that didn"t start a chain of events. Morale of the story, Discipline yourself to a good preflight check.

[aussie_paul]

Max, a good wake up call that could have been a lot worse.Aussie Paul.