I really have to count my blessings when I read posts like these. As a rancher, I have a few thousand acres to fly in....yet I still managed to sift my plane through a 4 strand barbed wire fence.
Here is something to think about. Say your "small" plane weighs 16 ounces, typical for an electric. Ok, go out to your shop, pick up a 16 ounce hammer and smack yourself in the face with it, even a gentle tap will cause some pain. Compound that with the very sharp edges of a prop spinning about 5,000 rpm.
Years ago, I had a young boy run right into the path of my 5 pound nitro plane during a landing. It knocked him down. I was flying in a "deserted" park. Never again. I was sweating even though I had AMA insurance.
I sincerely wish all city dwellers luck in finding and keeping flying areas. It will take a lot of
P.R. and education.
BO