You know, FT, I was all prepared to come in here and say that while I don't agree with what you're saying 100% that's just fine, because that's the way this country runs. Given that last bit of diatribe and vitriol, however, I've changed my mind.

That last post of yours is so over the top it's not even in orbit any more, it's headed for interstellar space at near light speed. Of course nobody wants to do the idiotic things you've accused us of wanting to do. What we want is to keep the status quo, to keep to the same safe, virtually incident-free model aviation we've been practicing for NEARLY 100 YEARS. We, the modelers, are far better at creating a safe flying environment than some FAA shill sitting in an office in Washington, DC who doesn't give a flying flip about ANY aspect of our hobby. THAT is why we are so up in arms. THAT is why we're fighting so hard to stop absolutely unneeded regulation of our hobby. Only those who have been abusing the system for commercial, non-recreational purposes should be the target of the FAA, not those of us who have taken great pains and spent untold sums to make sure we AREN'T creating safety hazards for anyone other than our own selves.

Normally I'd say we'd just have to agree to disagree, but somehow I don't think you'd settle for anything less than a total surrender to your particular viewpoint.