ORIGINAL: rjm1982
Im in the camp of "try it if you want" but "be educated" about your choice first.
You know the risk of crashing, you were open to instruction from the club members, and you recognized your errors and are fixing them...so i would say you did ok...
Like you said, most begginers shouldn do it..but if you want to try...as long as your safe about it...go for it, just know the possible consequenses...
These comments border on total irresponsibility. It's this type of attitude that ends up with planes crashing in adjacent neighborhoods or other club members while out of control. This could cost your club it's field.
The other pilots should have insisted on taking a larger part in this flight as well.
"you did ok" BUNK!! He was just very lucky. This type of out-of-control flying should not be encouraged in any manner and if he tried this at my club field he would be grounded.
And since when is flying out of control behind the safety line "being safe".