Another Drone Pilot does it Again
12-31-2015, 06:31 AM
#2751
Not a problem if you take up a different hobby. Shopping for a good AR-15 myself.
12-31-2015, 06:43 AM
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Sometimes it's difficult to get into the mindset of someone who wants to buck the system and do what they want to do. Perhaps he wants to test the law and become the next Trappy? Then again, this is a guy who also posts extended videos of himself holding his cell phone, selfie style, driving on highways and through the streets. He shows no regards for model aviation safety, and none for motor vehicle safety. No concern for others, just a drive to satisfy his own needs. I forget the term for that. But the videos live on forever and are great pieces of evidence used to show a pattern and practice of recklessness.
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12-31-2015, 09:29 AM
#2756
Really None of thing crap means a pinch of Sheit to 99% of us especially here ... I don't fly any where but our club field (Float flying excluded) so the only thing that might be bothered with is the 400 foot thing but rarely. How many of us fly at other than our fields or fly Quads else where? I'd guess not many.
12-31-2015, 09:33 AM
#2757
Hi Mike, thanks for your reply and I was actually in the process of changing the wording of my post to be less offensive. Calling people idiots is not polite and so I apologise.
I honestly don't know how heavy handed the FAA will get with this but if I was planning not to register I wouldn't advertise it. I may be wrong but I think this process is here to stay so its a personal choice (and risk) each person will have to make for themselves. I agree with you that the person they should be making an example of is the one who deliberately or wantonly flies with no regard to the safety of others and the registration process won't necessarily identify them as they are unlikely to register anyway.
I won't fly much in the NAS but when I do I am happy to play by the rules.
I honestly don't know how heavy handed the FAA will get with this but if I was planning not to register I wouldn't advertise it. I may be wrong but I think this process is here to stay so its a personal choice (and risk) each person will have to make for themselves. I agree with you that the person they should be making an example of is the one who deliberately or wantonly flies with no regard to the safety of others and the registration process won't necessarily identify them as they are unlikely to register anyway.
I won't fly much in the NAS but when I do I am happy to play by the rules.
12-31-2015, 09:48 AM
#2758
No law against not registering. The FAA would need to prove you actually flew anyway, not make a statement. BTW I thought such statements were protected by the 1st Amendment? I guess we have no such right anymore and will eventually have to use our 2nd Amendment rights.
12-31-2015, 02:23 PM
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No law against not registering. The FAA would need to prove you actually flew anyway, not make a statement. BTW I thought such statements were protected by the 1st Amendment? I guess we have no such right anymore and will eventually have to use our 2nd Amendment rights.
12-31-2015, 04:09 PM
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Pretty much so. Think about this carefully.........rather than paying 5 bucks to register with FAA and have the local cops enforce their lenient rules, would you really rather have the city of Tyler make the rules? My guess is that somewhere between many and most local political entities would take the easy way out when it comes to regulation/enforcement, and that is to ban R/C flying within the boundaries of their cognizance altogether.
12-31-2015, 06:24 PM
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BTW, are you a TUFF member? I am, but my TDY schedule hasn't put me in the area with time on my hands since I joined....
12-31-2015, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Sport_Pilot 
No law against not registering. The FAA would need to prove you actually flew anyway, not make a statement. BTW I thought such statements were protected by the 1st Amendment? I guess we have no such right anymore and will eventually have to use our 2nd Amendment rights.Excellent advice
12-31-2015, 09:53 PM
#2767
Typically local police don't give a hoot what the FAA says. But this age who knows.
12-31-2015, 09:56 PM
#2768
There cannot be any fines till 19 Feb. The AMA did not ask anyone to put themselves in jeopardy.
12-31-2015, 10:24 PM
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I am envisioning a gust of wind blowing the quad a few feet in the wrong direction, and igniting a forest fire. In and of itself, I was impressed with the stunt. However, I would have kept that quad a few dozen yards from anything that could catch on fire. The bird excluded, of course.
Any aircraft that was not first "operated" prior to 12/21/15 must have the owner's registration number on or in the aircraft prior to any flight. The exemption applies to two of my three my airworthy aircraft, but not to the one that Santa brought down the chimney. What does the AMA (or anyone else, for that matter) recommend, if I want to fly my brand new aircraft before the AMA and FAA work this out (or until it is apparent that the FAA is not going to listen to the AMA?) As far as I am concerned, flying this new aircraft without a registration number is placing me "in jeopardy."
Saturday is going to be a great day for her maiden flight.
No law against not registering. The FAA would need to prove you actually flew anyway, not make a statement. BTW I thought such statements were protected by the 1st Amendment? I guess we have no such right anymore and will eventually have to use our 2nd Amendment rights.
Saturday is going to be a great day for her maiden flight.
12-31-2015, 10:56 PM
#2770
Remember back in 1991 When the FCC mandated dual conversion receivers. OH the Out cry. What's stopping the, FCC on be half of the FAA, to mandate all new receivers or add ons that require GEO Fencing? That way the FAA would not have to enforce any NEW Rules and it would be the FCC's mandate and they don't have any such mandate, not to make new rules for R/C Toys.
Now I'm not trying to give the "Gestapo" any new Ideas. Just Saying.
GoodNight to all see a next year ... My puter says 23:57 Dec 31 2015
Now I'm not trying to give the "Gestapo" any new Ideas. Just Saying.
GoodNight to all see a next year ... My puter says 23:57 Dec 31 2015
01-01-2016, 08:55 AM
#2771
Either a complete fabrication or miss-identification of a far off aircraft from Tyndall AFB. The pilot never reported it as a near miss and this was reported by the controller, so it as possibly also a misscommunication between pilot and controller as to what happened. IMO a complete fabrication by the FAA.
01-01-2016, 08:58 AM
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Any aircraft that was not first "operated" prior to 12/21/15 must have the owner's registration number on or in the aircraft prior to any flight. The exemption applies to two of my three my airworthy aircraft, but not to the one that Santa brought down the chimney. What does the AMA (or anyone else, for that matter) recommend, if I want to fly my brand new aircraft before the AMA and FAA work this out (or until it is apparent that the FAA is not going to listen to the AMA?) As far as I am concerned, flying this new aircraft without a registration number is placing me "in jeopardy."
Saturday is going to be a great day for her maiden flight.
Wait you are helping to screw up AMA's chance of talking the FAA out of this because you can;t wait a couple of months? Talk about lack of support!
01-01-2016, 09:06 AM
#2774
I never could understand the term "near-miss" It is either a miss, or a hit. the proper term SHOULD be, Near-HIT! Man you just barely caught that ball, yeah , nearly missed it!
01-01-2016, 09:31 AM
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