Alladin- You are correct. I learned solo 15 years ago even though tools were available to use buddy box etc.. But with laws, restrictions, leases, insurance, and everyone looking to sue someone we have to be more careful than ever. I have witnessed a trainer loose Rx control and fly off. In this case it flew for 11 miles over NAS Oceana VA and ran out of fuel and sort of landed on the beach in Dam Neck VA.

The guy flying it decided to get one more flight in and the battery died shortly after takeoff. The dumb thing just sputtered off at about half throttle. A guy running on the beach saw it come down and called the owner the next day after finding his contact info inside the plane. During that flight the potential for disaster was uncomfortably high and had something happened we would have lost our flying site.

Hunting for a new place to fly is not a enjoyable endeavor- And it is getting harder every year.