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group flight yesterday went sideways a bit

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so we do this informal monthly meetup with like 8 or 9 people from our local club and yesterday was kind of a mess. wind picked up way faster than any of us expected and two guys just kept flying anyway even though it was getting pretty sketchy. one of them clipped a tree on landing and snapped a prop, nothing serious but still. the whole vibe got a bit tense after that because some of us wanted to call it and pack up but a couple people kept going

not really sure what the point of this post is, just felt like venting i guess. do other groups deal with this? like when do you actually tell people okay we should stop

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  • Kevin Jackson
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    yeah this happens. our group has the same thing every now and then, some guys just dont want to stop especially if they drove a long way. we kind of have an unwritten rule now that if more than half w

  • AerialShooter
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    broken prop isnt the end of the world but i get why it killed the mood. wind limits are hard to agree on because everybodys flying different stuff, like my whoop handles way differently in wind than m

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yeah this happens. our group has the same thing every now and then, some guys just dont want to stop especially if they drove a long way. we kind of have an unwritten rule now that if more than half want to ground it we ground it but honestly it still causes drama sometimes

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broken prop isnt the end of the world but i get why it killed the mood. wind limits are hard to agree on because everybodys flying different stuff, like my whoop handles way differently in wind than my buddy's 5 inch. no easy answer really

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