Originally Posted by
Hastings
Staff cadet late 60s. Learned to drive and glide. Donated pinky to the winch! But got over it. Terrific days and been flying ever since. This forum is a great idea.
One of our guys at Halton (later became CFI at Wycombe Air Centre) nearly donated a finger too. He went to leap out to attach the cables to the retrieve vehicle and a ring on his finger got caught in the mesh surrounding the cab leaving him hanging from his finger for a few seconds until his ring bent and he was released. Had to have some stitches in his finger though!