ORIGINAL: vertical grimmace
I would like to know how your AMA chartered club is handling the appearance of these types of aircraft at your field? Are they welcome, not allowed etc? We have had a rouge flyer appear in our area flying autonomous aircraft and is clearly not abiding by the AMA guidelines for such aircraft. Obviously we do not want him as a member, but are these types of aircraft a threat to our existence as more conventional aircraft are our focus? We certainly do not want a news report of an out of control UAV or FPV aircraft originating from our club field.
Being that this is a new area of model aviation, it seems the clubs need to address how we handle these types of aircraft. I am wondering if the FAA is even going to allow them in the near future. I am sure they will be taxed or regulated heavily.
In the 25 years that I've lived in this area I've never seen anyone besides me and maybe one other guy do an outside loop at the local AMA club field.
Bearing this in mind...they would allow "AMA correct" flight of UAVs if any were to show up.