With all due respect to this discussion , I'm not happy to post that I do believe it's the FAA's present intention that WHILE following the "safety guidelines of a community based organization" , a recreational (336) user must remain under 400 feet . I believe the FAA's intent is that to do things like fly above 400 feet one must be a part 107 operator with a filed flight plan for each flight over 400 feet .
What do I base my viewpoint on ? I base my interpretation of the FAA's communication on the fact that for 19 months , 8 hours a day 5 days a week , I studied ALL of the "FARs" (Federal Aircraft Regulations) while earning an A/P Mechanic's rating from the FAA . There really isn't much ambiguity in the quoted passage below , despite what's presently coming from AMA HQ .
