It's kind of odd the way we do it at our club. We have four benches. Some get occupied, some do not. I've been there when the only bench activity was with someone breaking in an engine on a plane. The rest of the guys were on the ground.

As for me, I use a bench. I set up my plane(s) on the bench, then put them on the ground in behind my car next to my chair. Then, when I am ready to fly, I grab a vacant bench and go for it. No big deal.

But, often, someone will come to the field and occupy a bench until he/she leaves. No one complains. We don't normally have more than five or six folks there at any one time, except perhaps during a meet or something. When that happens, most use the ground. So, we don't really have a problem.

CGr.