ORIGINAL: DocYates
I really love how the OP has decided this is all about old fart$ as he calls them and how they are the only ones who cause the problems. I thought I might define an old fart as most of us know them....they are not as bad as most of you might think....
I'm passing this on as I did not want to be the only old fart receiving it. Actually, it's not a bad thing to be called, as you will see. Old Farts are easy to spot at sporting events; during the playing of the National Anthem. Old Farts remove their caps and stand at attention and sing without embarrassment. They know the words and believe in them.
Old Farts remember World War II, Pearl Harbour , Guadalcanal , Normandy and Hitler. They remember the Atomic Age, the Korean War, The Cold War, the Jet Age and the Moon Landing. They remember the 50 plus Peacekeeping Missions from 1945 to 2005, not to mention Vietnam .
If you bump into an Old Fart on the sidewalk he will apologize. If you pass an Old Fart on the street, he will nod or tip his cap to a lady. Old Farts trust strangers and are courtly to women.
Old Farts hold the door for the next person and always, when walking, make certain the lady is on the inside for protection.
Old Farts get embarrassed if someone curses in front of women and children and they don't like any filth or dirty language on TV or in movies.
Old Farts have moral courage and personal integrity. They seldom brag unless it's about their children or grandchildren.
It's the Old Farts who know our great country is protected, not by politicians, but by the young men and women in the military serving their country.
This country needs Old Farts with their work ethic, sense of responsibility, pride in their country and decent values.
We need them now more than ever.
Thank God for Old Farts!
Now as to 3D flying...perhaps they are more annoyed with an attitude displayed by some, rather than the action itself, and perhaps it might require an introspective view of what is going on rather than just the hovering. I have my flame suit on and am ready for whatever the young guns want to dish out. I for one know plenty of old farts, and most of them are a joy to be around, and are a wealth of knowledge not only about building models but about the history behind the planes. They are not a bad bunch at all.
All that being said, what gives you the right to dictate how other people will fly. Just because you are old does not give you the right to tell other people how to live there lives. You are old , but you are not God.
For the record, I am not young nor am I old I'm somewhere in the middle so I have those value's you spoke of, but I fail to see where that gives you the right to run other peoples lives. I thought this was the USA, land of the free.