On Sept. 6 2009 I went to the West Delray Regional Park with my nine and six year old boys. We were at the opposite end of the park from where the remote planes were flying. We had my sons small remote plane which only hasa range of about 500 feet.

A man in a blue van suddenly pulls up and tellsus to stop flying the plane. He took the remote from my son and looked at the back of it. Then proceeds to tell us if we keep flying it the sheriff will come and kick us out of the park. No sooner does he leave and another person who said he was safety coordinator for the field told us we could not fly the plane there as well. He was very rude and abrupt. He was not very open or forthcoming with any information about the RC club.

My two boys were very upset and a little scared. We were treated as a nuisance and nothing positive came from this confrontation. I don't believe this is how a representative from the RC club should be treating people. There was no mention of the club. The only thing that was said that we needed insurance for around 30 dollars. Now my son does not want to go to the park again and does not want to fly his plane for fear of the sheriff showing up.

I understand from both of these gentlemen that our remote might have interfered with the other planes flying but I think this situation could have been handled differently. I was trying to get my children interestedin the RC hobby, but because of two crass individuals, they want nothing to do with it.

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