ORIGINAL: 2MuchThrow
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I enjoy watching the 3D flying...I think its cool to master you plane to the point were you can do these things. I really don't think this stunt is anymore dangerous than the next one if you have practiced them to perfection. I find the most dangerous people flying is the person with the brand new plane.
I think of the skiing slogan "Ski within your ability!"
I also enjoy watching an expert show his stuff, as long as there is a reasonable distance between his plane and my fragile body. How about we take the same approach that was finally adopted in combat? You remember, more set backs for bigger engines. What do you think something like 10 or 15 feet from the pilots side of the runway for every cubic inch of displacement would do?
I suspect that a rule like this might have had a positive impact on quoted helicopter incident. I know that the extra distance between high powered birds and people builds in a margin of safety that nothing else will.
Just a thought.