# Lauren Scruggs walks into spinning aircraft prop

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**Created:** [December 13, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lauren-scruggs-walks-into-spinning-aircraft-prop/261777 "2011-12-13T23:37:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lauren-scruggs-walks-into-spinning-aircraft-prop/261777/45 "2011-12-15T21:32:26Z")

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> [@To everyone who stopped by tonight after southgate. PICS page 2 and 6](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-everyone-who-stopped-by-tonight-after-southgate-pics-page-2-and-6/47264/21):
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> exited the plane, engine still running. Apparently it was a “tourist” type flight to view christmas lights from altitude and they were changing passengers. ne article said she was walking around front to shake the pilots hand and well, boom.
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> I can telly you that even with the maker tips, a spinning prop is hard to see even at idle and if you’re not accustomed to aircraft and have a brain fart you can get in the wrong place real quick. When I was flying quite often I was always nervous with people outside the cockpit and would always shut down if someone was approaching on the tarmac during preflight check and warmup.
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> :shudders:

Makes me wonder why they don’t paint the prop tips day-glow orange or something similar, it really can be difficult to see something spinning that fast. Really sucks for her, especially being a model.

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