The nice thing about standing close to my plane when hovering is that if I want to, I can stand further away from it. My choice. If a person decides to stand close to my hovering plane, his choice also. If the person is comfortable with it, then why worry. I more comfortable standing inches from my own hovering plane because I can at least see if it is going to hit me vs the guy doing low passes with his warbird that he is barely capable of landing. By the time I see his warbird that has lost control, I will be dead.