RE: flying behind the flightline
Scott,
I hope you were intentionally exaggerating when you mentioned 6 or 7 foamies scattering. 6 or 7 airplanes in the air at the same time from one flightline gets to be pretty confusing, if not dangerous. I've seen it done at fly-ins but each pilot had a caller. We only have 4 pilot stations on one flightline and don't allow over 4 planes in the air at once.
I seem to perceive an attitude in this thread and others that "foamies" don't deserve the same respect that, say, a 40-size trainer does. I don't see why a small electric airplane doesn't deserve the same right-of-way at the club field that a 40% aerobatic bird does. We all pay the same dues. We all have to observe the same safety rules, or the club's safety officer isn't doing his job. Maybe if we abandoned this perception that some types of models are more deserving of respect than others, we'd be able to enjoy ourselves with less discord and with more safety.
CR