CHAPTER 1

SAFETY AND REGULATIONS

SAFETY CERTAINLY ISN’T SEXY, but then again, neither is being sliced by a propeller. Safety is one of those subjects that no one wants to talk about until after an accident. I’m going to keep it short and sweet, and give you a crash course on safety and regulations. Safety really is common sense, but I’m sure there are a few things you might not have thought about. Safety goes hand in hand with most current regulations. I’m not going to go into details about regulations, because not all readers are in the United States. You need to find out the current rules for your country or region. I say “current” because the rules are always changing as local authorities play catch-up with technology.

SAFETY

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