RE: Turbines and Edf's performing on the same stage.
Billybaru,
I think you are wrong. Correct my analysis where you feel it misses YOUR points.
Let me see if I understand your thesis correctly. There are flying fields for Turbines and then there are DIFFERENT flying fields for the rest of the unwashed. Is that about it?
In MY opinion, there are only 3 things that are relevant. First is safety and I have not clue as to why turbines should not be able to fly with other aircraft. They do in rider scale. At events I have attended, there are spotters to help you keep track of others you share the sky with. Beginners have problems keeping track of others in the sky, so I suppose that if you have that problem it would be better if you stayed at your own field. That is the approach to safety I apply to my skills with the various airframes I fly and am astounded that you apparently do not.
The second issue is field ownership. If the turbines guys acquire, build, and maintain the field it is a "Turbine field". If not, then it 'belongs' to everyone in the club. I suggest you review who contributes to the operation of your home turf. Based on observation and experience, I would be willing to bet it is NOT many of the Turbine crowd.
The third issue that is relevant seems to be YOUR reliance on emotions rather than simple factual arguments. The 'suitable airspace' canard does not represent factual arguments since there ARE turbines that can be flown in close and slow and there ARE fast EDF's.
It appears that Gordito Volador is right, the relevance is "mine is more important than yours" rather than anything else reasonably modeling related.
Keep up the good work and you might even be able to scare off a few potential Turbine flyers.
Cheers