When I was club president, I put a notice in the newsletter that the benches were starting benches not storage benches. If you leave your plane on the bench, and it gets blown off it is your fault. Personally I prefer starting on the ground(At 64 I am still loose enough to do it.). Also I normally fly 33% planes. They are tough to lift off the bench after I get them running. Have to watch the uprights with a 27in prop. Normally our club is small enough that the benches don't get used up. However, I am not above building my own bench for others to use except when I am there.