ORIGINAL: wahoo
<span class=''Apple-style-span'' style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''>Gerry,
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What blackens our eye (the way I see it) is the fact that fellow enthusiast in this great hobby are persecuting the model pilot for the fact that he was flying 3D. I mean come on guys .. He was in fact INVITED to do that.<div> </div><div>There is plenty of blame to go around here so singling out the RC pilot is an error. </div><div> </div><div>The AMA report stated<font color=''#FF0000''> ''The FS </font><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><font color=''#FF0000''>arrived at the airpark and made a low pass down the runway.''</font> RIGHT THERE THE
'AIR-BOSS' SHOULD HAVE GROUNDED THE RC PLANE. PERIOD !!! </span></div><div><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''>
</span></div><div><font size=''3'' face=''Verdana, Arial''><span style=''font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;''>It goes on to state <font color=''#FF0000''>''T</font></span></font><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><font color=''#FF0000''>he biplane then flew around the traffic pattern and was presumably setting up for a landing. The RC pilot brought his aircraft back to the runway and continued his 3-D (hover) demonstration.''</font> WHY ? AGAIN THE 'AIR-BOSS' SHOULD'VE HAD THE RC LAND.</span></div><div><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''>
</span></div><div><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''>Continuing with this drama it states<font color=''#FF0000''> ''</font></span><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><font size=''3'' color=''#FF0000''>As the biplane came around, the pilot apparently aborted his approach and decided to make a </font></span><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: medium; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''>second </span><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><font size=''3'' color=''#FF0000''>smoke-on, low pass down the runway.'' </font>FIREWALLED I MIGHT ADD. Now after the FS pilot made one low pass and knew there was a crowd and he still made the obvious choice to <font color=''#0000FF''><b size=''4''>SHOWBOAT <font color=''#000000''><span style=''font-weight: normal;''>and continue his own personal demo. So for all those that believe that the only ''showboating'' is done by those that choose to fly a ''stalled'' RC aircraft, the evidence clearly shows otherwise. </span></font>[/b]</font></span></div><div><font size=''3'' face=''Verdana, Arial''><span style=''font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;''>
</span></font></div><div><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><font color=''#0000FF''><b size=''4''><font color=''#000000''><span style=''font-weight: normal;''>So right there you see bad judgement in all the </span></font>[/b]</font></span><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><b size=''4''><font color=''#000000''><span style=''font-weight: normal; ''>parties</span></font>[/b]</span><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><b size=''4''><font color=''#000000''><span style=''font-weight: normal;''> involved.</span></font>[/b]</span></div><div><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><b size=''4''><font color=''#000000''><span style=''font-weight: normal;''>1: The air-boss </span></font>[/b]</span></div><div><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><b size=''4''><font color=''#000000''><span style=''font-weight: normal;''>2: The FS pilot and finally</span></font>[/b]</span></div><div><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><b size=''4''><font color=''#000000''><span style=''font-weight: normal;''>3: The RC pilot</span></font>[/b]</span></div><div><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><b size=''4''><font color=''#000000''><span style=''font-weight: normal;''>
</span></font>[/b]</span></div><div><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><b size=''4''><font color=''#000000''><span style=''font-weight: normal;''>And for everyone that stated the RC pilot needed a dedicated spotter (while this may be true), the modeler did in fact have one that I personally would feel very comfortable listening to and I'll quote it right from the AMA report.</span></font>[/b]</span></div><div><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><b size=''4''><font color=''#000000''><span style=''font-weight: normal;''><font color=''#FF0000''>''The air boss elected to proceed by communicating with the full-scale aircraft through the use of a handheld transceiver while standing at the runway’s edge, to verbally communicate with the RC pilots during the flight demonstrations.''</font> Now who better would know the intentions of the FS pilot, a dedicated spotter or someone in direct communications with him ??? </span></font>[/b]</span></div><div><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><b size=''4''><font color=''#000000''><span style=''font-weight: normal;''>
</span></font>[/b]</span></div><div><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><b size=''4''><font color=''#000000''><span style=''font-weight: normal;''>Now granted if this was a full on AIRSHOW with multiple aircraft and multiple demo's then I would have to agree with a dedicated spotter as the air-boss would have his hands full. But with only one SCHEDULED demo (42%) and one incoming FS (not scheduled) I don't see the problem. What I don't see is the intentions behind why the air-boss chose to allow the RC to continue his routine with a FS plane in the area. </span></font>[/b]</span></div><div><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><b size=''4''><font color=''#000000''><span style=''font-weight: normal;''>
</span></font>[/b]</span></div><div><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><b size=''4''><font color=''#000000''><span style=''font-weight: normal;''>We may never know.</span></font>[/b]</span></div><div><span style=''font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><b size=''4''><font color=''#000000''><span style=''font-weight: normal;''>wahoo</span></font>[/b]</span></div><div><font size=''3'' face=''Verdana, Arial''><span style=''font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;''>
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