Wow,

Seems like both sides of the fence here, but at least we all agree the bench had nothing to do with those incidents.

I will say, the ones we use must be modified from the original design because I have seen planes from my .40 sized trainer all the way up to a 3d monster with a Saito 1.0+ on it and they all fit well enough, the wing stops are plenty high on all but one, though the tail area could be wider.

As for sitting on em and having them tip, well they aren't really designed for people to sit on, only airplanes. That said I have to admit to nearly toppling myself and one at our field a couple times from taking the convenient spot to plant my butt.

They do get oily, but would you rather be walking in the stuff?? (we've paved runway taxiways and pit area)

All in all, to each his own and so long as we keep it safe and have fun who's to say who's method is better?