RE: Shoot down ?'s
We had an accident (not a frequency conflict) at our club last month. A member was taxiing a plane an accidentally turned off his radio. The plane sped up and t-boned another members Kadet Sr. He immediately offered to pay for the plane or repair it. Two weeks later the plane was returned, repaired and completely recovered, even the sections that needed no repair. There were no hard feelings or even anger over the incident (benefit of a small and very friendly club). We do have some very expensive scratch built planes flown at our club. If these are in the air I do not even think about turning my radio on. Like piper_chuck, I am not putting my planes up in the air, or even work on them. I am too busy admiring the other pilot and his plane.
Rob