Dood
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Location: America's Dairyland
| I didn't want to hijack anyone's post, so decided to start a new thread.
Take the recent discussion off of Benny's thread and move it here, please.
There is quite a bit of controversy with the very young pilots.
The talk has for the most part quieted down since Justin Chi has pretty much proven himself as a pilot, but a new young pilot in Korea is creating a ruckus again.
Many people don't think they shouldn't be flying at all, or they should only fly when supervised with a buddy box.
The naysayers share a few common concerns.
Mostly that they are immature, can't take responsibility for their actions, and basically lack the ability to reason.
The naysayers seem to share the idea of imposing a rule, stating that requires the pilot to reach a minimum age before soloing on the sticks.
Reminds me of a theme park where you see the signs that say, "You must be this tall to enjoy this ride."
If you don't like it that the young pilots are flying, then leave.
It doesn't matter who's on the sticks. It could be ANYBODY out there on the sticks, whatever field you happen to be at. It could at a major event or competition, or at your local field on a Sunday morning.
Something could go wrong and a pilot loses control.
But you know what?
If you get hit by an airplane or a helicopter, it was your own damn fault. No, not because you didn't get out of the way fast enough, of course not! It's because you where there, at the field!
You're responsible for yourself. If you're afraid of getting hit by an RC aircraft, don't go to the field. If you're afraid of getting hit by a drunk driver, stay off the road. If you're afraid of being in a plane crash, take the bus! If you're afraid of getting food poisoning, stay away from undercooked meat. Its a simple concept.
It's always YOUR FAULT because by doing ANYTHING in your life, you're assuming a risk, and therefore accept responsibility for yourself.
So check this out. Rather than setting some stupid rule that says you gotta be so old to fly, how about something that says you have to be so old to be at the field (without a parent or guardian).
That makes perfect sense to me.
Cuz like I said, if YOU get hit by a model, it's YOUR fault.
Im not Mr. Lebowski, YOU'RE Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dood! So thats what you'll call me |
