Hanger Rat,
Judging by your call sign you spend most of your time in the Hanger anyway so where do you get off calling people ( whom you have no knowledge of) Jokers? It's over opinionated, over controling, do it my way or no way, self-indulging, self-idolizing, short sighted, uptight, ultra-conservative, probably extreme right wing, part-time aviation authorities and field nags that bring out the most unpleasant aspect of this hobby. What IVARB was trying to get across was the fact that one person was trying to impose his will upon the pact or group or club. His way was out of sync with the clan. Safety does not appear to be the issue here. Just because this group does not fly under the antiquated morass of the AMA does not mean the flyers do not adhere to some sort of common safety procedures. What percentage of AMA members have actually read the safety bylines? Yet most flyers I have ever had the pleasure to fly with abide by the laws of common sense. They don't fly over the pit area, or in the direction of the pit. They don't fly low close to the pit or put the aircraft into an unsafe pattern towards the pit. Everyone I know stands behind the prop when someone is starting an engine. They all COMMUNICATE with each other about their intentions of flight or landing. And a million other procedures of safety around these marvelous machines. Does that insure that nothing bad will happen? NO! Caca Pasa! Clevises break, servos freeze, sun gets in your eyes, engines die, people get disoriented. Deal with it!