Terry Streeter brought next idea :
> Martin Phillips wrote:
>> I have had a long centre line caught in the prop and it is very, very
>> scary. You would not believe how quickly it tightens and snaps - and I'm
>> talking 12 mm rope. If any of it were wrapped around a body part it
>> would be instantly severed.
>
> All I can say is that on Arun the centre rope runs from the centre ring
> down one side or the other and the end is made into large-ish coils
> ready for when next needed. The handrails are of the solid box section
> type extending straight up from the cabin sides by about an inch and a
> half. There is no realistic way for the rope to slip off the side of
> the roof. I personally can't see any point in having a centre line that
> is not long enough to be useful to me in the way I want to use it.
> Ultimately, I suppose, all activity carries a certain level of risk.
> It's down to the individual to assess the risk and modify his or her
> practices to reduce it to an acceptable level or seek an alternative way
> of doing things which eliminates that particular scenario. Of course
> the alternative method selected will doubtless have its own risks to be
> assessed.
>
> Personally I deem the risk of getting a long centre rope round the prop
> to be sufficiently small that the benefits of having one justify the risk.
I think that is very fair comment
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