I should not waste my time explaining myself to someone that wants to be critical of a new pilot but just to be clear it up in Wisconsin the lakes are frozen, we are marking ice roads on the lake to drive on, I was flying over the recycled Christmas trees that we use to mark the roads. To measure spacing and to make the road straight. I would fly to the next point and set down, the team from the club would walk to that point and we would move on. It never left my sight or my spotters sight.. Gecko10, I see that you are 77 years old and I have read some of your other posts and it seems you are fast to pass judgement on others. I’m just shy of 60 and have been around also, but I find great enjoyment sharing my knowledge with others including the Boy Scouts, my sons school group and people from our church. if I made a error by your standards I apologize to the group