[MoMo]

It's all in your heads, Guys, it's the R.C. planes which are controlling you!

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Originally Posted by Hornchurch

That clarifies 'why' current legislation requires Brit' R/c enthusiasts to 'accquire' insurance (+ advised to join an 'officially recognised' R/c club), to avoid similar repitition of the above tragic incident.

Actually, it shows how numerous laws are passed as a "feel good" remedy for a problem but do nothing to truly help avoid the problem.

Insurance won't prevent a similar tragedy (just as mandatory auto insurance does not prevent collisions or cure stupidity) and won't help to raise the dead. All it accomplishes is to spread the monetary risk for some fool's ill-considered behavior to other R/C enthusiasts who are now forced to buy insurance.

It will help ensure there is a deep pocket to pay for the damages, though.

[mikeb1958]

Originally Posted by Cavtanker

I drown myself with Guinness for at least a day if that happened to me.

OR a good "Black and Tan".

[mikeb1958]

Originally Posted by SkyBuffalo

Did he at least crash the plane into his wife? Or his ex-plane into his ex-wife?

At least the model plane didn't fly in on a broom...