RE: When people ask you...
Jeff,
LOL, yeah, that has worked quite well for me too! After I remind them they just destroyed about $1500 worth of heli parts, that usually does it!
But nick, if you are out in the field, you just have to tell them the truth, and that it's alot harder than you can imagine, and that the heli is a serious hobby, and not a toy. And, it's really expensive and time consuming to repair after a crash!
I know what you are saying, you don't want to be a mean person, but you kinda have to put your foot down sometimes.
Like you said, you KNOW they are going to crash, even though they probably don't think so...
Good luck!
Glenn