I to am quite astonished by some of the comments in here particularly the ones regarding safety, there is nothing more annoying than people who think that safety is an issue for everyone else and not them. I find it even more astounding that most of the adverse comments over safety come from the US where people sue each other for the most ridiculous things. This is a wonderfull sport and like plenty of others I have a lot of time and money invested in it but to critisize a person for being heavy handed with safety is downright silly. This is / can be a dangerous hobby especially when we are anywhere near spinning props and combustable fuel. I agree with OzMo on this one the tank should be replaced and he as Safety Officer has a duty of care to ensure that not only the safety of the pilot is not compromised but also the safety of everyone else that is either flying or spectating at the club.

The reality is that the "It won't happen to me brigade" need to seriously rethink attitudes to safety because I have seen plenty preventable accidents happen because someone wanted to take a shortcut or simply believed it wouldn't happen to them