Back on topic. It's been said already, but this is an opinion thread, so here goes mine. If you're a snot nosed flier, inconsiderate of others, you're not gonna be welcomed, whether you're flying a sport/everyday plane, beautiful scale ship or 3D beast. I know very few people in this hobby that are "my way or the highway" when it comes to the different styles & types of planes flown, and most are out and out helpful and supportive. It is still very much a brotherhood, irregardless of specific interests, backgrounds, careers, etc. Obviously, safety is paramount in everyone's book, and if you want to be a respected 3D flier, you've gotta work on building the other club members confidence in your abilities. If you're crashing a plane every other week or month, or constantly flying over the flight line recovering, it's gonna be oh crap, look who's going up. Heads up guys, the moron's flying! On the other hand, if you only push your abilities at a safe altitude & distance, and do so methodically, slowly improving your skills and not pushing it so hard that you can't get out of a situation safely, they'll gain confidence in you and accept what you're doing. I do not think envy has much to do with it, just some are more concerned and/or traditional about things than others, and my guess is that if a bunch of them are sqawking, some of them are probably doing so rightfully. Having said that, I know I haven't seen and most certainly don't know everything, and if by chance you do accidentally get in some backwards #$% club full of guys that look like they were extras in the movie Diliverance, that won't change and accept a new and very cool style of flying, my suggestion is that you run fast as you can to a new one, or the next thing you know, you may be squealing like a pig behind the outhouse, and flying nothing but laps with underpowered, glorified trainers!