ORIGINAL: Jim Branaum

DavidR,
I am getting mightily tired of hearing how much smarter, safer, righter, and better you, Augiep38, Mongo, and the other jet jocks are. I grow weary of being told how rotten the rest of the modelers I play with are. I am sorry I have not been there to buy things from you and help you make your living for the last few years. Too bad your goals and mine don't seem to be the same, but that is life. I do not wish to provide you 'people' any more cheese to go with your constant whining about rules you and your customers don't even bother to follow! I am sick and tired of trying to find a middle ground only to have any suggestion shoved down my throat by some hyphenated people. In fewer words, I have had enough.

Congratulations on a job well done! I did not want to see turbines go away because I have enjoyed the show put on by many of my friends. However, your attitude and that of the others here who have decided to make this a personal crusade with their attacks rather than a discussion about serious safety issues has finally penetrated and helped me decide that I was in error. Today I think the turbine crowd represents the most arrogant bunch of well heeled self centered people I have ever had the displeasure to be associated with. I intend to share my thoughts with as many as I can to insure that the attitude and approach to safety and other modelers that has been shown here is well and widely known.

I will begin writing letters suggesting that we simply exclude turbines from the AMA, its events, and its coverages. If you guys are so safe, get your own insurance. You folks claim to have lots of enough money, so go buy and maintain your own airfields.