ORIGINAL: twistr
because the pilot that gets shot down while flying has no way of stopping the situation.
Either (1) money would be no issue for me because I had that kind of cash to blow on planes, or (2) I would fly it where i knew I wouldn't take a hit or be "shot down", or (3) I would just look at it and not fly it at all. Knowing that anything could happen, TX failure, RX failure, interference, mid-air, wind sheer, servo failure, (the list goes on and on) You have to be prepared to loose every plane that you put in the air in this hobby. I know if I approached a field and had my TX charging on the field charger on the way there, and unplugged it while pulling up and "accidentally" turned it on and caused one of your jet's to go down, I would not have the $5000 to $8000 to replace it. I would also drive off with my truck.
even more extreme circumstances will follow
Or maybe you would just have to revert to whatever you were referring to here??
twistr,
I would like to know which planet you live on. Your handle here fits you well, you are twisted, dude. I fly a 40% plane, probably have $7,500.00 in it, if shot down and only airframe needed replacing, it would cost $2,550.00. Money is an issue to me, I would not want to have to replace it, if it was clearly somebody elses fault, - Where can I fly, and know that I won't take a hit, please tell me. I live in Los Angeles, there is no land for sale that would make it safe from getting shot down, and I can''t afford the land if there was, -Yes, I just look at it, doh. If somebody goes to a field and shoots somebody down, be prepared to pay, otherwise, if you can't follow simple procedure, don't go to the field.
My friend got shot down last Saturday, and when we confronted the party at fault, who I thought was a friend, he got agressive defensive so fast and sudden, we just walked away, to avoid possible fist fights. Despite there being witnesses in the pits, who could testify, that he had been running the plane on the same channel in the pits, while my friend was flying his, he would not fess up and admit full guilt. My friends flag was on the frequency board, the other persons flag was in the "down" position. My friend lost a $350.00 ARF, and the guilty party didn't pay a dime. It was a huge eye opener to me, and this former friend can expect absolutely no socializing with me from now on.
DKjens