Gordon, I don't think anyone's ignoring your response. I simply don't think that anyone knows what you state to be true, one way or the other, particularly involving "toy" airplanes.

This is to ignore the fact that many young fellows, particularly apartment dwellers don't have home insurance, and are unlikely to purchase it just to cover instances such as this.

Remember, we are the minority in most R/C Clubs.

Most of my fellow clubmates are Children, Dads of those children, Seniors, and simply a mix of others whose interests run the spectrum.

I'll wager that very few of the 125+ members in my club are aware of the sentiments expressed by you and your ilk concerning "responsibility", etc.

Accidental shoot-downs, crashes into the pits, and midairs are a part of the risks associated with flying our models, and most of us accept the risk, and have since the beginning of this hobby.

Liability only seems to have become an issue with the advent of multi-thousand dollar airplanes flown by a few.

I fly them, but I realize that some of my fellow club members don't.

They either don't have the wherewithal, skill level, or they're simply recreational flyers a lot less serious about this hobby than we are.

This thread is not about "avoiding responsibilty" as you state, but rather about reasonably dealing with the fact, and it is a fact, that accidental occurences happen at the field.

It's a matter of whether or not you want to share the same risks with your fellow fliers, or you want special dispensation because you fly expensive airplanes. That's the issue.

If you commit a mistake and midair with an Avistar, the impact of the liability is far less, unfairly so, for you for the same infraction that may be committed by the fellow that you just hit.

So you see, you're unfairly exposing these people to unreasonably high out of pocket replacement costs just because you choose to fly expensive airplanes.

And you, and I, are the minority of users at most flying fields.


So be it........[8D]