ORIGINAL: Alkaline
ORIGINAL: LDM
I think there is a bigger problem looming in the dark .There called park flyers . On one hand there great to get newbees into the hobby on the other you have a ton of people turning on radios in there neiborhood, school yards , and any open field .
Some rc fields are not that far from developments , park and school fields . In-tern its a disaster waiting to happen . I wish hobby shopes especially "Hobby Town" would simply give there consumers a few pointers about looking for local clubs and flying sites . It would be a great way of newbees knowing where fields are and how frequencies effect other planes in the air . Its not about the freedom to fly its about a plane possibly hurting someone becuase the pliot lost control .
A simple solution is to publish local field locations at your hobby shop, flying hours of the club and a good list of safty tips . If we dont start to takes these steps we are one accident away from loseing our freedom to fly .
most park flyers are in 27 mhz so how is that going to effect the rest of the crowd that typically use the 72 mhz band?
I have Parkflyers on 72mhz, and seen others on 72mhz. But, common sense and respect for others tells me that I need to fly at a flyin club, and adhere to the rules of the AMA and club.