it feels good. thats why people do it.

when i hover low, or walk on the field, i am out of the way of anyone else flying. i walk the whole way to the end of the flightline. if i want to walk out i make sure no one else is flying at the time. i don't want to get hit by a low pass. i have crashed my funtana while 1 foot off the deck. i lost the groove and it started getting away from me. the first INSTINCTIVE reaction was to point it away from every other human there. and since it was instinctive, it went into play instantly. after that, i was trying to save it. it ended up a harrier landing that ripped the gear out. there was no more danger to the people at the feild than when anyone else flew in circles and landed.

now i am almost finished with my first big plane, 50cc. whenever the feel gets right, i will have it down low also. but with the feel to hover it safely is also the feel of being able to save it safely. there is no good way to say if a pilot is qualified to do this stuff barring an extensive one-on-one program to see the pilots ability and that his aircraft is safe. i sure hope that feilds dont try to ban this stuff. whenever i do it, other peoples safety is on my mind, because i LOVE TO FLY!

and it is a much more connected feel when you are 3 feet away. i feel my reactions become the most instinctive when it's close. and the engine sounds great.