ORIGINAL: joey_d1119
You guys seem to think you need a PF solution...its not a PF solution you need. You need to fix your perception that the PF is the only one capable of ruining RC flight. Gow, you've never said once that people exist in other aspects of that hobby that can ruin it. You say good things about PF's sometimes, but you always say there the only ones who can ruin it. Im not worried about you guys because a lot of you will never make the decision about this anyway...just talk and talk....and talk...and thats all it will ever be for you guys..
I, for one, am well aware that there are many ways the we in the RC hobby can shoot ourselves in the foot. This is just one aspect of the many ways it can happen.
As to taking positive action: I recently became acquainted with a PF who flies with a friend of his on the local college campus. I got a rough measurement of the distance yesterday from the the place where they fly to our club field. Looks like it's a little over two miles. That should be enough separation, although IIRC, the AMA reccommends three.
What I'm going to do next is get back in contact with this guy and wangle an invite to fly my TM-400 with them. Hopefully, while chewing the fat between flights, I'll be able to steer the conversation around a brief mention of safety and frequency control. Maybe I should sign back up as an intro pilot so I can invite them out to field....... Anyhoo, that's all I can think of to do at this point.
Any suggestions?
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