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Old 04-09-2011 | 05:55 AM
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Default RE: If rules change, will you honor new rules?

Pardon me, perhaps my question should have included the words...."will you continue flying <u>in spite of </u>any changes affecting AMA and AMAmembers?"

Some years ago, a local airline pilotsternly suggested that operators of model rocketry were required topossesa permit in order to fire their respective rockets. As you can imagine, several questions were asked of the pilot including origin of his statement, rules of engagement, ceiling, time of day, and a number of other questions. His responses mimicked to the "enth" degree a lotof the responses postedin the AMA forums - unsubstaniated claims made by whoever can boast the loudest andmake the most noise.

With the fear ofrocketing passion being limited or regulated to near extinction, a call was tothe AMA office to ask forclarification of the airlinepilot's wayward suggestions.The answers provided came from, thenAMA event coordinator, Greg Hahn, who, among other things said, "when your rocket exceeds an altitude of 5,000' you'll need to apply for a permit.

Do you suppose supposition is supposedly the accepted truth?

Or do you suppose one should apply fact to a supposed supposition supplying fiction?