RE: Being "Shot Down"
Richard makes a good point, I think back in the day when people paid there were no such thing as 8000 or 12000 dollar airplanes.
So to you guys that say that you should just "pay" do you think most of the old timers would pony up 8k if they shot down a turbine? Do most people with trainers even know there are 8-15K+ planes that exist?
What we need is a radio that cannot be "shot down", either intentionally or unintentionally.