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[antsis]

Just seen this thread. I'm assuming from your first post that you were flying alone and on public land.

You did all you could to prevent an accident. The dog's owner did not.

There are a few things that we should be reminded of.

i/. We know the dangers involved in RC flying, but Joe Public regard RC models as toys as therefore do not appreciate the skill involved in controlling them. The onus is on us to look out for their safety as well as our own.
ii/. The BMFA recommends against flying alone for safety reasons. This is more to do with the pilot's safety than 3rd party. However, it would be advisable to have a spotter.
iii/. If you were flying on public land, the animal got injured and the owner decides to lodge a complaint against you, who do you think will be favoured? Regardless of who was in the wrong, the general opinion would be against the modeler unless he could prove otherwise.

One of my old clubs rent council land. They have dirty great signs up warning of the dangers, but these are ignored more often than not. We've had to contend with dog walkers, cyclists and even people driving their cars onto the field. Total irresponsibility, but up to the flier to ensure no harm comes to anyone, even if it means ditching the model.

[AJ Jelly]

Well done on getting back in the air

[Dannyyy]

Well done mate

[Huskyboy]

I've got a Siberian Husky and a Blade400, so let me at the owner to give them a damn good kicking and the dog to make sure it's OK. That's well out of order, but totslly not your fault so don't let it get to you. Sibes can be a bit stupid, so it might actualy have leant something for once!



Honestly, just keep flying and let the dog be a dog... albeit with a slight limp...

[tourerjim]

Just seen this thread. I'm assuming from your first post that you were flying alone and on public land.

You did all you could to prevent an accident. The dog's owner did not.

There are a few things that we should be reminded of.

i/. We know the dangers involved in RC flying, but Joe Public regard RC models as toys as therefore do not appreciate the skill involved in controlling them. The onus is on us to look out for their safety as well as our own.
ii/. The BMFA recommends against flying alone for safety reasons. This is more to do with the pilot's safety than 3rd party. However, it would be advisable to have a spotter.
iii/. If you were flying on public land, the animal got injured and the owner decides to lodge a complaint against you, who do you think will be favoured? Regardless of who was in the wrong, the general opinion would be against the modeler unless he could prove otherwise.

One of my old clubs rent council land. They have dirty great signs up warning of the dangers, but these are ignored more often than not. We've had to contend with dog walkers, cyclists and even people driving their cars onto the field. Total irresponsibility, but up to the flier to ensure no harm comes to anyone, even if it means ditching the model.

Point taken, the field is for fliers the grass is kept cut in a X for a runway & has aways been flying field if I thought for one moment this could happen I would not of tempted to fly we've all been there & done it but its not untill something like this happened then you realise so I have given way to the dog walkers & now fly on my old football field accompanied.

[tourerjim]

I've got a Siberian Husky and a Blade400, so let me at the owner to give them a damn good kicking and the dog to make sure it's OK. That's well out of order, but totslly not your fault so don't let it get to you. Sibes can be a bit stupid, so it might actualy have leant something for once!



Honestly, just keep flying and let the dog be a dog... albeit with a slight limp...

I've noticed you are not far from the field you may know Craneford Flying Field, found out today lot of flyers have had problems with dog walkers & becoming an increasing promlem as now they walk across the runway whilst flyers are there & a few I have spoken to dont fly there anymore for that reason as one chap had the corner of his plan bitten by a dog again he was on his own.

[mrloudly]

the thing is the dog was a husky type.... not very far in breeding terms from a wolf..
if its natural instinct cuts in no amount of shouting or telling it to stop is gonna matter a damn.
when that hunting instinct kicks in you can forget it.
dogs can only really focus on 1 thing at a time.
if it is blindly chasing a heli intent on hunting it down chances are it wouldn't even hear your shouts.

the answer is for the owners to keep the dog on the lead until it is safe to let it off. (in this instance it obviously was not safe so 100% down to the owner)
my dog 99% of the time will stop and come back when i shout but there's still that 1% doubt, regardless of what anybody says we are NOT in total control of our animals.

You're bang on about the Wolf bit! Friend of mine is big into racing Huskies (he has eight!!!) and NEVER lets them off of the lead. Has told me they'd kill every sheep in the county before and only if they came home