Tyler
Elite Veteran
Location: Chicagoland area
My Posts This: Topic Forum | Simple policy we use....1) If I offer my model to someone else to fly, I am responsible for everything. I only offer my model to those I trust completely, and with whom I have a STRONG friendship. If the cost of my model or other damage will risk our friendship, then I don't offer.
2) If someone asks to fly my model, they are responsible for anything pilot related. I am still responsible for my model and its performance. I built it, I set it up, I own it. I can still say no when they ask.
3) If I ask someone to help me, they are not responsible for anything other than pilot error, but only if the pilot error is due to clowning around and taking unnecessary risks and they just dumb thumb it. If I can't fly my own model, fix my own model, or set up my own model, then I go to someone I respect and trust. Again, if the cost of a repair will destroy our friendship, I don't hand over the radio. If they try to help out of the goodness of their heart, and they are taking on a problematic model, I don't feel they deserve to be financially responsible.
If someone wants to hold me responsible for crashing their model when helping them, they would be better off just crashing it themselves and quickly leaving the hobby.
I had a friend close my garage door on my brand new minivan, thus causing $1700 worth of damage. I fixed it myself because he thought my garage door opener button was the door bell. Guess who used a door bell as a garage door opener? Nope, not me. The previous owner of the home. Guess who owned the home? Yep, me. I was responsible. His friendship was worth $1700 to me. I didn't like the huge dent and scratch in my car, but I sure did like my friend, and I still do and our relationship has lasted.
If you can put a price tag on your friendships, you don't have friends.
Sounds like your car is more valuable to you than people.
Next time, have your fancy BMW fix your heli.
Next time, don't risk your fancy BMW by driving it. Keep it at home where you can idolize it when you return from seeing your "friends" and "respected" acquaintences. Oh, yeah, that won't work either because nobody will see your BMW if you keep it protected and hidden away all the time. What would your ego do then?
Before fellow BMW owners flame me, let me state that all BMW owners don't value their car more than they value people and friendships. However, this is not the case here, in my opinion.
[quote] So all's well that ends well i suppose.[/quote]
Bull Dinky
Tyler |
must admit though, it was a little foolish flying near parked cars.
