Barrie, I cannot comment on the gliding movement, but certainly sailing has chanegd over recent years. To go over to France or anywhere in mainland Europe, one now has to have a Yachmasters Certificate. It is very probable that this will be made a requirment here before long. Yes, I can see the argument that "it is all for our own good", but wont get into a polical debate. We are extremely fortunate in having groups of hard working and able people in the Federations who managed to prevent the Fairground and amusements legislation being applied to our hobby. It is only thanks to them that we, those who wish to, can still persue the hobby in the way we have for many years. However, the state, I am tempted to say "the nanny state", takes an increasingly interventionalist interest in activities previously regarded as private and personal, and that will no doubt increase. In my opinion, giving "them" any opportunity to legislate, which publicising accidents could easily do, would be a mistake. As for my views on public running, fortunately there are many ways one can aid and support the hobby, and ones own club, apart from public running, and, of course, many people so do. Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barrie Purslow" <bpduo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 9:22 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: Accidents Alan, > However, over the course of time, the list of "near misses", would, no > doubt, be an impressive one, at which point some authority or other is > virtually certain to use it to prove how dangerous our hobby is, and from > tha point onward, we would be tightly regulated, if indeed we were allowed > to continue at all. That's not the way things have worked in the gliding movement. On the contrary, the "powers that be" (CAA) have, from time to time, looked at the way accidents are handled by the movement, have been satisfied - and left us alone. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.