RE: RE: JPO Position Paper Regarding The New Turbine Regulations
We don't need more rules...
We need people that are high profile in the hobby to make an effort to DEMONSTRATE BY EXAMPLE good safety practice.
We need people that are high profile to go out of thier way to make it clear if they are doing somthing as a modeler or an RPV tester or some other SPECIAL CASE that is not under the AMA safety code.
A high profile modeler does some extreme stunt... and you can "bet your booties" someone is going to say: "Look what XXXXX did. let me try it." at the local field. If its doing the tail touches (TOC champions started it..) or going out and touching a hovering 1/3 scale IMAC (or TOC) model... or... thumbing your nose at a safety code rule.
That Kit and turbine combo review. some jet jocks are going to say... "Frank Tiano flew that combo... Why can't I?" CD: "It violates the T:W rule. Not at my contest." Jet Jock: "WAAAH!... its unfair!" (He's RIGHT!)