ORIGINAL: piper_chuck
ORIGINAL: fliers1
If the noise problem was somehow solved as in planes could be made totally silent, those who have no use for our hobby/sport would more than likely find some other reason to complain. I firmly have much reason to believe that the alleged irritating noise our engines make is simply a pretext that the non modeler public uses to (in their minds) make the neighborhood skies safer by getting rid of those noisy and dangerous toys that grown men should grow up and not be playing with.
Is this just your way of justifying making whatever noise you desire? Something like "they're out to get us anyway, so reducing noise has no value".
No, I'm saying that noise is just one part of the problem, as even sailplane and electric fliers are being kicked out, so it can't be a noise problem. By all means try to reduce noise, but in many cases, as you say, reducing noise had no value in the outcome.
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