[NSRCA-discussion] Shot down at sanctioned event.

[flyintexan at houston.rr.com]

Ditto!

Scott,
So sorry for the loss of your beautiful Patriot...I was hoping to get 
to see it in person someday.




----- Original Message -----
From: "george w. kennie" <geobet at gis.net>
Date: Monday, July 23, 2007 1:39 pm
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Shot down at sanctioned event.
To: NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>

> MAN, Scott !!!!!! What a BUMMER !!!!  My instantaneous reaction 
> was, WHAT THE HECK ARE THEY DOING WITH TWO SETS OF PINS ?????????? 
> I know what you have invested in both labor and resources and 
> this really stinks.
> This should be a learning experience for every club. If a club 
> feels it necessary to have a second set of pins, then the second 
> set should be under the control of an officer and be kept in his 
> or her home, never on site (even if they are locked up).There 
> should be no possibility of anyone being able to get their hands 
> on them at the club site under any circumstances !!!!!!
> Monetarily, I would never be able to recover from something like 
> this. I'd get a module (2.4) before I fly the next one.
> Condolences,
> Georgie
> 
> 
> 
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Scott Smith 
>  To: 'NSRCA Mailing List' 
>  Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 3:25 PM
>  Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Shot down at sanctioned event.
> 
> 
>  Normally I would accept the fact that this hobby has risks and 
> that bad things sometimes happen.  However, under the 
> circumstances, I was wondering what you guys think.
> 
>   
> 
>  I entered an AMA sanctioned electric fun fly today.  On my 
> second flight, I took off, turned downwind and realized I was in 
> serious trouble.  The plane remained airborne for about a minute 
> before going straight in.  The entire time I yelled "SHUT OFF 56!" 
> After the impact, I looked down the field to where two people 
> were trying to get a glow trainer running.  I asked 56? And they 
> replied "yes, we have the pin."
> 
>   
> 
>  Here's the problem.there were two sets of pins.  One set for the 
> event, and the club's every-day pins.  I had the event pin, he had 
> the other one.  Apparently he showed up not knowing an event was 
> in progress.  He asked the CD if he could go to the end of the 
> field and run up his engine.  As I understand it, the CD allowed 
> this without explaining the frequency control in effect.
> 
>   
> 
>  What's the club's liability, if any?  What's the non-
> participant's liability, if any?  Will either one be covered by 
> AMA's property damage coverage?  
> 
>  Or am I at the mercy of their good moral character?
> 
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>  I should have gone to Muncie.
> 
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> 
>  Scott
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