So, your simply saying that it's both a confidence factor, and a skill level?

Well, I hope to get my confidence up enough that some day I can hover down that low. But, I still don't think I'll be standing so cose.

I'm not saying people should quit doing it. It's kinda cool in a way, but I still think it's taking an unreasonable risk. If you want to take that risk, then it's America, and your free to do it.

I don't want to fight, or have an argument. I was just curious why so many guys are doing it so close. I wondered if there was an advantage--such as being able to react quicker to what the plane might be doing--because it's so close that you can see every angle, tilt and pitch forward or backward. From some of the responses, I guess that must be true.

I still don't have the nerve to go that low yet. Maybe by the end of the season or next season, if I fly a lot.