I know it's hard to believe, but there are some people who do use parks with safety in mind.

I would only fly an electric slow flyer park flyer in a park. And I fly those slow flyers slow.

There are parks that the grassy areas are surrounded by trees so that should a plane come down, it will end up in a tree. I don't try to set altitude records; I fly no higher than the tops of the surrounding trees.

I purchased a name brand Tx and a more expensive Rx that is of the same or (some say) better quality than the Rx that comes in a name brand package.

I will not fly when anyone is in the park and should some people come in, I'll fly 10 feet or less off the ground on the other side of the park and land it if they start coming my way.

I have made a pact with myself that my Slow Stick will be augered in before I make any attempts to save it from a potentially dangerous situation.

If there is a safety issue I've missed, please let me know.

I know that it is hard to know what others are doing out there. I thought launching rockets was a fairly safe activity until I went once with a friend and his friend. The other friend had not attached his chute to the tube and fins and, well, you can see the danger that this might create.

When I start making my way up the speed ladder, I will definitely find a field that matches the speed of the plane. And that, is not in a park.