brentp76,

I've been lurking in just about every thread dealing with this issue. I haven't said bupkis because, frankly, "I ain't go no horse in this race". It's not my club, not my field, not my planes, and I don't own a paintball gun.

However...I wanted to say something about the process here, if I may.

I think this entire forum, and indeed, our hobby, could learn a lesson from you. You have, from the get go, adopted a "I want to have fun with my planes, without hurting anyone, and in a way that does not expose me, my club, or my field to unnecessary liability."

THAT is, in a nut shell, what ANY hobby should be about. Let the hobbyist have fun with the hobby, without endangering the health or security of others.

Perhaps we'll find that the activity IS unsafe....perhaps we'll find it can be made safe with adjustments...perhaps we'll find it's safe as it is. Maybe some will enjoy it, maybe some won't. But ya know....the same was true of pylon racing, and pattern flying, and heck, even fancy shmancy "radio control" when they were all new.

But in the mean time, DESPITE the hemming and hawing, the yelling, the disagreements, the name calling, the flaming, etc etc etc...what you've done is carefully identified a workable situation, presented your solution to the APPROPRIATE people, and created an environment where you can go forward with your fun.

Bravo to you, sir, bravo.