IF YOU ARE A BIT SQUEEMISH  -   LOOK AWAY NOW

Endeavouring to start a 55cc petrol plane which was not correctly restrained resulted in the pilot being attacked by a very sharp G-Sonic propellor.

A moment's lack of concentration and this is what happened

The tendons in two fingers were severed and the tip of the little finger was all but chopped off. 

The pilot was wearing a glove for protection but it was no match for a powerful engine and a sharp propellor.

Upon a visit to A & E at the Ulster, plastic surgery was quickly organised.  That involved joining the tendons together in two fingers and resetting fragmented bone pieces in the little finger.  One and a half hours in theatre.

A big thank you to the NHS for the wonderful care provided and to the surgeon who was a 'dab hand' with her needle and thread.

TD43

(Out of action for at least six weeks!)