ORIGINAL: billybaru
There is a simple solution. Why don't the Electic Ducted Fan gents start having their own events?
The Electric community is totally missing the point!! It is not about "mine is more expensive that yours" that makes for an interesting arguement based in emotion.
There are precious few fields where turbines are free to roam. There a 2 in San Diego!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Both are on military installations. There a only a handful in LA. So when there is a field opened for a few days where the turbines can cut loose with out having the usual constraints it is WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You electric guys can come up with these wonderful arguements that address everything except what is relevant.
SUITABLE AIRSPACE!!!!
You guys have virtually no restraints. You might have a better understanding if you were in our shoes.
Billybaru,
As a safety officer (field marshall) at one of the S.D. fields you're referring to, I welcome turbine flyers who keep their common sense about them, and remember that they're not God's gift to R/C. I've even had a turbine waiver CD ask me what a pattern was. Confidence inspiring to be sure.
What I will not accept on my watch, is any pilot who violates safety airspace, flies against the pattern, or flies in a generally unsafe manner, no matter what their powerplant of choice is. This is my duty to our club and our club's promise to the United States Marine Corps.
Want to fly without constraints? You won't have fun at our club. Want to fly safely? You'll have a great time. Your choice.
Daren