Hi Duncan. Yes, you're probably right. There's always one isn't there, sooner or later. I'm pretty lucky in my club I think, people do take the trouble to be courteous, although we have had one or two over the years!
I was going to post later about newcomers - potentially the biggest risk of all!
We have one right now. He's had a few flights with a trainer and now he's on a 60 powered Extra 300 despite much good advice from half the club! All eyes are on
that model I can tell you. He has a hairy swoop around before the inevitable engine cut and rough landing, generally about two hundred yards away, with udercarriage removal. It doesn't matter how much friendly advice is given he seems to completely ingnore it! He's a nice bloke though and seems to have the normal quotient off intelligence. Odd isn't it?
Of course, if it wasn't for the ARTF syndrome, it would probably be a different story, if he'd had to spend a few months building the thing he'd probably have picked something a little less ambitious! That's part of the danger of the ARTF, isn't it? Both pain and pleasure.
Damn friggerty ARTF's!
Hmmm, really fancy that Jamara Pitts though!
Adzam, yes, very true mate!