Originally Posted by
1QwkSport2.5r
I test run engines at my house. Neighbors don’t care, especially considering it’s not for very long. If I’m going to slog a few engines and a bunch of props, I have a spot I go to that is free of people, buildings, or animals. I could burn a gallon of fuel and nobody would know. I know not everyone has a spot like that, but I’m sure a spot free of sound police could be found to run an engine for a few minutes.
The problem is not the "few minutes of testing".or "finding a spot for testing"... It's the fact that literally no club will allow anyone to fly like that, not even the few clubs that do not have an official noise limit (one of those I am so lucky to be a member of). A fair number of out clubs are so noise restricted that wet fuel is not allowed anymore to begin with, plenty others have noise limits of, for example, 80 dB or less.