Originally posted by wgeffon
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.
I whole heartly AGREE! And I do the same. There are some at my club that I make nervous. I recongnize this, and respect it. I have worked things out with most fellow fliers by keeping my aircraft isolated to a specific area away from others, and call out when I am going to do some thing close in to me, i.e. elevator, waterfalls, harrier landings, just to let others know what I am going to do. I typcially fly with there is a couple of older guys flying war birds in a pattern. I kid with them all the time and tell them to "Follow Me!", "Do what I do" <LOL> We all laugh about it. I find that if you keep it light hearted, don't take the a*%holes too serious, though try to respect where they are coming from, we can all still have a good time. People go through phases. I had the same issues intially. Now I find that allot to the guys that initially complained about my flying is defending me with the newcomers. Hang in there and have a little patience while respecting others rights.
'Food for thought'
Kevin
