Well I have to agree with you on practically everything, because you're right. And it can only get better, and that does interest me. And hence why one day I'll do it myself, eventually.

You have to understand though, most of what I am referring to is an American thing. I'm not sure why, but we seem to be a lot more blindly influenced than most. It goes far beyond model airplanes, but I digress, lest I be accused of being anti-american....nothing could be further from the truth. But ya see, given some of the things I have personally witnessed over the last few years, I'm having these visions:

Joe-Bob pilot is rudely interrupted from his judging assignment only to realize his plane is in flames in the pits after a hard landing in a crosswind.

Billy Bubba has now burst 2 large lipo packs into flames, taking out half the flight line.

Buddy boy has had an excellent 5 rounds of pattern, but realizes his $4500 plane is leaving a larger smoke trail than the rich YS flying on the other line. A smoking crater soon follows.

Freddie newbie cuts his arm to hell because he improperly rigged and programmed his power package and bumped the stick on his TX while messing with the plane trying to get it to work properly. (I've seen this one myself).

And what's funny is none of this is really any worse than when the YS DZ came out. I watched Lamar Blair go to the hospital when his brand new DZ threw a prop into his face and split his chin wide open. And how much spinner shrapnel has been dodged by innocent bystanders?

So I'm just cringing is all. I know it'll be a great thing in the long run, it's the short term that worries me a little

-Mike