Well, I have crashed my share of planes for one reason or another,,,only 2 in 10 years due to deadsticking in...for me its the same thrill as doing a perfect loop, if I mess up a loop I can go around and try again,,,but, once I run out of fuel, I have one chance to bring it in...thats the thrill....I generally fly alone during the week, but I could tell you the 5 guys that will be at the field saturday and they know, I'm gonna yell out deadstick, but if someone said hey, I'm dropping a parachute or skydiver, I wouldnt go up till they were done..I dont think I have ever seen more than 3 planes up at the same time at my field even though we have 100 members and 2 fields....I have had 1/2a events (no throttle) with more participants than pattern events here.....Rog