[QUOTE=astrohog;12774295.....the runway is a bit tight to the crowd, but the spectators really need to be the ones to decide if they are comfortable that close or not. I don't know about everyone else in here, but I prefer NOT to live in a nanny state, and want to retain the right (and responsibility) to decide my own threshholds for my safety.

Astro[/QUOTE]

Many non-modeler folks watching RC flying have no idea of potential harm our models can create. That is the purpose of distance between spectators and flight line.
As a modeler you know the risks and probably have a pretty good eye when something does not look right or safe. It is disingenuous to expect that from the average public.