I said at the very beginning that I don't suggest turning people lose to go crazy. I have seen planes go into the parking lot but only suggest that more rules will not change the percentage. I'd say that covered pits (sun shelter) with chainlink at the ends at least will help tons more than any effort put into teaching people not to fly into the pits.

There's 2 points I'm trying to get at here...

1) New pilots should be safe or taught to be safe. I totally agree with this. Heck I have my kids at the field with me and don't want them hurt.

2) New pilots should have tons of forced and unwanted hand-holding so they have fun and they don't damage themself or their plane. No No No. Let them crash their planes and cut off as many fingers as they want. Let them fly even if they're alone at the field. No difference from hiking, skiiing, etc. If they decide to fly alone and kill themself then so be it. Harsh you may say? I say, no, they are adults and can make adult decisions on their own even if it's the wrong decision.

I do realise that most of the problem is we have 5% of the world's population and 95% of the world's lawers. "Nobody told me it's a bad idea to go flying alone." That's total and complete BS.

Mike