In our zone, when I take my jet to a fun fly most assume I want to fly alone... I feel very bad that everyone else stops flying. Just recently people started treating the jet just like another model (it doesnt bother me to fly it with other types of planes).

As for doing high speed passes and aerobatics down the runway, well, thats something that depends upon the field and particular case. If we are having a fun fly, I will keep my passes out on the far edge of the runway - thats only 40 or so feet out further than down the center. Irf something does go out of control, it is not as likely to enter the pilots station area. If your runway is 200 feet wide (for example) you can be down the center and still a fair distance away - its all relative to the width of the individual runway is it not?

Also, when I am flying solo, I like to perform aerobatics and touch and gos down the runway - but if its a fun fly, or other organised event, or even if we have a busy day at the club with many flyers I will move out a little to give tyhe others some breathing room.

"common" sense guys? Its about taking the particular field and safe flying (dependant again upon what you are flying) and using tyour head.

I have been outright scared by other flyers, for example one who had a screaming diamond dust ripping up and down the runway not 10 feet out in front of the pilot stations while I was trying to fly (this was when I was visiting another field). He obviously had no considerations for the rest of the flyers as at the speeds he was flying at and the distance involved a split second mistake on his part would have been a disaster. He should have moved out further - unless he was alone or with not so many flyers there.

Most of the guys I fly with at my own club and the clubs I visit regularly have a lot of respect for the other flyer but there is allways one or two exceptions. Thats where the safety officer (talking organised even here) needs to step in and say something.

My favourite thing is to fly back and forth down the runway, doing an aerobatic turn around manouver at either end of the runway. But there is a time and place for it Like I said.. common sense.

AJC