what a bunch of bull crap!!!!! It should be clear that the rc plane and the full scale plane should not have been sharing the same darn airspace at the same time.the event director was wrong to allow fs ops.or he could have had better communications.as for the rc pilot there SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SPOTTER WITH THE RC PILOT!!!!!if the communication failed then the spotter would have seen the problem in time to avert the accident.end of story.our club has had fs aircraft schedule a flyby or drop parachutists at a set time.during that time ALL RC PLANES ARE GROUNDED!!!!the event coordinator stays in full contact until the pass is done or cancelled.

there was laxidasial concentration .anytime you mix the 2 together you invite trouble.yes I hope this situation is a good eye opener.the rc pilot is reasonale to be upset that an expensive craft was destroyed and they can go to legal action or arbitrate to reimburse the pilot.but he also needs to thank god that the fs plane didnt crash and kill anyone.Sadly this incident will continue on andrc'ers will likely get the negative publicity it doesnt need.think hard real hard and look at the big picture if your going to do this sort of thing.