I'm being shunned for hovering at my club!
I give this thread 3 days before it shuts down. Thats usually how long they last.
Hoverit,
I was in your same situation at my club. Noone here did any 3D prior to me. Everyone thought it was cool for about 2 days. Then the moaning from some of the members started.
I now will not hover over the runway when specific members are in the air.
I also know the people that dont mind me doing it and I try to fly when they are up or, fly when I am the only one in the air.
TOLERANCE is the key word and it goes both ways.. They need to be tolerant of your flying style and you need to be tolerant of the rules set by the club. There has to be some middle ground.
As far as a Safety issue, I dont buy that at all. To me, a hovering plane is far less likely to waste itself in the pitts than a warbird or racer doing high speed low passes.
This issue is the same one all clubs went through when helicopters became big in the late 80's.