RE: Recommendations for those new to RC Flight
you've been to such events, you're well aware of the damage that a 2 lb airplane can make, and you don't get what's so serious about them....
Alrighty then. :-)
your point is taken (by me at least) that it is POSSIBLE to teach yourself how to fly an rc airplane. read what I wrote, I never said:
"it is absolutely necessary to get an instructor to learn to fly an RC plane"
I said (replying to a post named 'Recommendations for those new to RC Flight')
'is it POSSIBLE to teach yourself how to fly? YES!
is it the BEST way? nope.
is it a GOOD IDEA? probably not.'
I do NOT fly big / gas / glow fueled airplanes, last season I burned a grand total of ZERO liquid fuel.
2012 for me was nothing but electric.
I DO NOT think that just because you fly exclusively electric that you're not concerned about safety,
I was responding to your statement 'Please explain to me what a "serious" flyer is??? In all reality, all RC planes are basically toys be they made of foam or wood'
would it have been less scornful if I had said something to the effect of 'an RC pilot with only two years of seasonal flying experience' instead of the 2nd grader / kindergartner remark?
maybe, but it would not have gotten the point across that two years is not exactly a lot of flying time.