I think that some people won't take advice no matter where it comes from. For them, the only way to learn is the hard way. Let Mudsurfer buy what he wants. Maybe he'll come back after he turns his expensive aerobat into balsa sticks, but maybe not.

We've got a guy at the field who soloed roughly a month ago. Yesterday the wing of his trainer separated. It looked like he pulled too many g's. He was going full throttle towards the ground and pulled hard on the elevator. So now he is going to start flying his second and third planes which are an Edge 540 and a Funtana. I'm not sure which scares me the most. Don't know what engine he's got for the Edge, but I heard him talking about putting a 120 four stroke in the Funtana. The Funtana is a 40 size plane!

If you know of any good ways to help me tell this guy that he's got more plane than he can handle, please speak up. At some point, it isn't just about the guy crashing a plane, but about everybody's safety at the field when he's flying (or attempting to do so)

Thanks

Kerry