fed up with crowds!

[raven_darkcloud]

Will yet again I was shut down by a gathering of stupid spectators that just cant stay back a safe distance. It seems the only way I can get flights in is be street light. Every time I fly in the datlight shortly after I get setup and preflighted a crowd comes and after many warnings of the dangers of rc aircraft they will not stay back.
Today was finaly nice after a week and a half of rain and wind, so I found a nice quiet place to fly. I wasent to happy with the level of the ground but it was quiet and out of the way. After geting up in the air just a short hop, several kids and adults came by. I did my normal land and warn for all to hear, this should be good right. Wrong! the kids come right up on me and I warn them and thier parents of the chance of injury or death agian. withing 3 min of geting out I gota shut down and call it a day. I had to do a quick landing with a fast throtle drop to prevent hiting a kid the came flying up on a bycicle. This coused a minor boom strike puting a small dint in my shiny new heli's boom.
What about watching rc helis makes people so dumb? Normaly you tell some one that "hay this thing can kill you" and they stay back, but not with a heli. I'm ready to move far away just to be able to fly in the day light.
Navada is starting to sound like a good place to live and fly.
OK so this is 60% ranting and 40% safty. I think im gona buy a big heavy water gun to blast any stupid lookielues that come around.

[chubz]

nah just cary a paintball gun with you and tell them in your "keep your distance" speach that if they decide to come to close you will shoot them as a warning and point out hey its better than death by helicopter

[hawkman]

hahahaha....and try not to load your paintball gun with nice shiny ball bearings either (ouch)

I am quite lucky, any spectators tend to keep back and near some cover...like a vehicle, just in case something goes wrong...those with little kids get a bigger warning.....I dont mind folk watching as long as there is good cover.....at a good distance. Why people insist...otherwise....on getting too close is beyond me.

Rob

[BLACKHAWK DOWN]

THEY prolly dont understand the head spead of electric
they hear whirling and think its toys r' us toy
they dont understand it can slit their throught just like *BOOM* that.
a crowd is nice. but kids....pluah. dont understand

[sportygreg]

Start quoting scripture and handing out leaflets and ask for donations-the crowd will disappear quickly!

[raven_darkcloud]

Start quoting scripture and handing out leaflets and ask for donations-the crowd will disappear quickly!

As long as I dont have to dress up and where a name tag.

I think I have found a nice quiet place that wont have any ppl in earshot. its that or I'm gona pack my gun and that will keep them away. dont need to be loaded just holstered on my side. just gota watch for cops. lol.

[BLACKHAWK DOWN]

gun=bad idea
getting arrested for carring a concealed...well....holsetered wep
get that and the helicopter takin away.
or atleast the kids will fly it til its ...broke.
lol find a gym,?
gyms have raquet ball rooms
which are spacious.

[raven_darkcloud]

Thats only if you dont have a permit. When you have the permit its just geting hastled by cops. do you have a permit to carry that wepon? lol. I did find a nice tucked away field to fly on. That should solve the problem.