Mistakes do happen and it doesn't matter what you are flying with, 72 or 2.4. One day around 12 years ago I was flying my plane when one of the very contentious and long time flyers at our field fired up his .25 powered Sig Little Wonder and called launching on the flight line, sounds normal right; he had pulled out the antenna but for whatever reason forgot to turn on the transmitter and check his surfaces prior to the launch... The airplane took about 2 seconds to get above 100 mph in a rather tight loop and crashed about 36" in front of me. People make mistakes and it doesn't matter why, it just happens. I have been flying 2.4 since 2007 for a couple of reasons. 1. I don't have to impound my transmitter at flying events anymore. 2. I have no use for the frequency pins or worries of somebody turning on their stuff on my frequency while I am in the air anymore. 3. I fly gas and ignition issues are a thing of the past for the most part. 4. Pulling out the antenna is just one more thing I don't need to think about anymore. 2.4 IMO is just a better way to go these days.

Bob