I have only met him briefly once. I don't think he actually is in to the hobby himself, he just happens to own a perfect plot of land for it. While he is obviously nice enough to allow a group of people to fly electric and nitro planes on his property my one encounter with him was very unpleasant. You have to drive through his property on a pretty bumpy dirt road that goes by his house and barn to get to the field. Last time I went, he came roaring down the road in his truck and start yelling at the people on the field because apparently I had driven too fast on his road. I was going between 5 and 10 mph and this road is pretty much in a field so there is nothing really to hit. I said I was sorry so he knew it was me, but he didn't seem to care. He said something like I don't want to have to tell you guys again, and then stormed off. Then another member on the field said, we have two rules, have insurance and don't piss off the land owner and told me I couldn't fly till I got the insurance. I was kinda shaken up, I haven't been aggressively yelled at for a long time, and wasn't aware of these rules in the first place. In all that visit left a horrible impression, plus I had two friends with me and we were like lets get the f out of here and found another place to fly. I have talked with some members and yes the majority of them seem nice, some even let me borrow some tools to build my plane and give me spare parts. So my beef is with the property owner only, not the members or the rules. I understand this hobby needs to be taken seriously because the planes can cause serious damage, especially to a person. I will get the insurance, it's pretty cheap after all and I will need help down the road. Don't worry i'm not one of those punks.