Yes! I guess that we all take chances everyday in the pursuit of enjoyment or recreation.

I have not found single person that flies 3D that wishes anyone to get hurt. Even the most extreme flyers, that I have observed, have a sense of courtesy that allows everyone their chance to enjoy equal time at the flight line. But I have observed many non-3D flyers try to control all the time at the flight-line by playing the onerous safety card.

Flying 3D is far less dangerous than many other activities of recreation. I am sure we all know more than one person that is paralyzed from other less scrutinized activities, such as swimming or horseback riding. Also I bet most of us can name at least one death from more readily accepted sports or activities. Those injuries, from other activities, did not mean the end of that sport nor will such injuries resulting from flying model airplanes end model airplane flying nor should it. To put things into perspective; Take a look at lumberjack sports…there are even less lumberjack enthusiasts involved, percentage wise, than r/c but a death or injury doesn’t end their sport. If we took the mindset of some there would no longer be full scale air shows. I am glad the whiners and complainers continue to lose but it sure gets tiresome maintaining a defense against those that P&M and only care to bring everyone down to their low level of performance.

For us (model enthusiasts) to continue portraying the hobby or any aspect of it as overly dangerous is only working against us...all of us. So… cut it out!!!!!