Whether they fly competition, hover all day long, or just want to fly around the patch, camaraderie has never been an issue in any of the events I've attended. I've had well know pilots hand me the controls to their $15+K jets and allow me to take it for a spin. When I crashed an airplane at an event, I was offered multiple airplanes to fly rather than have to pack up my RV and head home. If I had a servo fail, there were a dozen people offering to give me one to keep me flying, and ask for a tool and you had better duck from all the tools flying your way.

Regardless if it's an IMAC event, IMAA, AMA, or just a local even of giant scale pilots, I have yet to go to an event where pilots were unapproachable. In all, I've found giant scale pilots to be very helpful of newcomers, unknown pilots from out of town, or even their dire hard competitors during contests.

The only time I've seen unruly behavior is when it came time to setup canopies on the flight line at Joe Nall. I could only laugh at the silly bickering that went on every year. I just setup 20 feet away, pulled out my chair, and watched the comedy unfold