ORIGINAL: Charley
If you get on the FPV sites you'll see that there is a fine disregard for both AMA and FCC regulations. I infer that most FPV people are neither AMA members nor are they Hams.
Why is being a HAM any material consequence?
ORIGINAL: Charley
Their emphasis seems to be on how far they can fly the model out from their launch point without losing the video downlink; forget LOS. Moreover, lots of the FPV flyers think nothing of flying over populated areas at long ranges. I see that as a reckless disregard of the possibility of a bad accident. IOW, irresponsible.
You may have a point but most...err...all of what I have seen so far is small foam airplanes with FPV capabilities... maybe someone might would make some allowances/provisions to... well... up to 15lbs to justify or exact more control volume but who would ever do such a thing???
ORIGINAL: Charley
The AMA is trying to respond to AMA members' input; IOW, those who believe in flying within the guidelines. As such, they are responding to the minority of FPV pilots but what else can they do? Another reason for the guidelines is to protect AMA from the inevitable large insurance claim when one of the reckless FPV flyer's airplane causes a terrible accident while being flown outside the guidelines.
So, AMA is an insurance company??? Gets kind of confusing in here sometimes...When someone suggests AMA is an insurance company they get beat down by those that claim they aren't...then to make another case, some people contend they are...doing whatever to protect themselves from monetary loses...
ORIGINAL: Charley
I truly believe it's just a matter of time.......
CR
I guess you got a point...given enough time I guess anything is possible.