I've seen plenty of pictures and videos of guys doing 3D. And, I have to admit, many of these guys are 10 times better tham me when it comes to low down huckin' on the deck. I don't have the guts to get lower than about 50'. Not yet.

So, these guys are good. But, I don't understand why so many guys are standing out on the runway, only a few feet from the airplane when the rudder is only 1 or 2 feet off the runway. It looks dangerous to me. REALLY dangerous.

I don't know if Chip Hyde was the first guy to do it. Remember in the 2002 TOC when he hovered and torqued his pink Ultimate down low and he walked in a circle around it. The crowd went nuts. Was he the first guy to do this? Maybe thats where it got started?

I'm not knocking anyone. I love doing 3D, and I hope that eventually I'll get good enough to feel comfortable only inches off the deck. But, I don't understand why I see so many people standing so close to the planes. I don't think I'll be standing right next to my planes when I'm on the deck like that. I'm still fairly cautious around these beasts that swing 22" and 24" meat grinders at 7000RPM.

Any comments?