1) I intentionally hugged one side of the runway so that I would have enough room to make a stopping turn. Incedentally, the pilot station is at least 150 feet away from that fence. See aerial photo above.
So, you landed with the wind? Do you often do that with your full scale planes as well? Does that help prevent snapping?
This is exactly what I'm talking about. Negative comments like this ruin the hobby.
I got used to hearing them before I flew, but I'm suprised to hear them after providing
videos of perfect landings. Have you even bothered to watch the videos?
No, I didn't watch the videos because, quite frankly, they are of no interest to me. What is of interest to me is your cavalier attitude about this whole thing. I don't believe that I've ever ruined this hobby for anyone. In fact, I've helped quite a few people get started. I pay my AMA dues, which is what keeps our great hobby going. 58 bucks per year is cheap insurance. It is also cheap congressional lobbying. You don't think there are people out there with deep pockets that would like to have our frequencies so that they could profit from them? In case you are unaware, unsued frequencies are far and few between.
Not gonna fly, that's for sure
Really. So, if tomorrow you wake up and the humidity is 90%, then you'll just stay home because you don't know how to tune your engine? Such a shame that an ego can get in the way of that.
You say you stay away from clubs because of the people and they way they act toward new-comers. The only new-comers that I've ever seen shunned are the ones that try to do it on their own. I've seen people show up at the field with three airplanes, and take them all home in one trash bag--never to return. If their ego would have only allowed them to get a little help, then they would have saved tremendous amounts of money, and would probably still be in the hobby. I don't see that as ruining the hobby.
Once again, good luck to you and your edge.