ORIGINAL: init4fun



One thing that always seems to be missing in these FPV discussions is this ;

This whole business of banning an AMA approved method of flight at AMA chartered clubs is the doing of people who can't be bothered to follow the already existing protocols for dealing with any breaking of AMA rules or of club rules . EVERY club has written provisions for the layers of punishment for steppin outside of the rules and none of those provisions outline the wholesale banning of an entire method of flight due to a few rulebreakers . As long as FPV remains an AMA condoned method of flight under doc. 550 wouldn't it be in the club's best interest to have the safety officer step up and call out violations of doc. 550 or of ANY other infraction whether FPV related or not ? If the safety officer has the right approach of equal measures of diplomacy and authority you can bet the rulebreakers will either straighten up or go elsewhere to pull their shenanigans , much to the benifit of the club with no blanket bans required . Punish the rulebreakers rather than the tools or systems they use to break the rules . What a novel concept !!!!