Its easier for them that way, for sure. If the definition is broad and non-descript then everything falls under the guidelines and, therefore, under the regulations. I don't have a good feeling about this at all...

If we were somehow able to draw a distinction between truly recreational flying and the real intent of an sUAS then maybe we could get somewhere. After all, I doubt that the purpose of an sUAS is to take off, fly a prescribed set of aerobatic maneuvers in a 60degree box and then land. As I see it, there really isn't any gray area there. But, from the sUAS pilot/developer standpoint, they look at the hardware involved and say "hey, my heli/airplane is similar, why do I have to be regulated and not those guys????"