Yes, you are paranoid. Just kidding. The pilot does not normally rush his routine like this, but we had to in order to keep the viewer from getting bored. The sequence probably does not bore most R/C fliers, but it would bore someone with little interest. It was already longer than I had hoped. The movie is not about starting, no information is given, so we cannot expect people to learn from his direct actions.
The road is a small access road onto the field. We were flying where everyone else did.
And just to add in a bit of culture clash

, that was Valley Forge National Park, where Gen. George Washington camped with his troops during our Revolutionary War against "you brits".
No hard feelings, of course.

Thanks for the comments Volkan! -Andrew