Originally Posted by
JW0311
Agreed, don't think it's just a FPV thing. Any model aviation craft could cause a negative reaction from the powers that be. A relative of some one "powerful" gets their finger bit by a prop and it will be mandated that props be made of child safe foam. Pessimist? Maybe. Tell me this scenario has never happened. I truly hope we are all able to continue enjoying this amazing hobby without being handcuffed with regulation. Wait and see. I still like the idea of a cert. on a post it note.
James
Being "handcuffed with regulation" is the last thing that will happen, if it ever does. I have stated that flying a model airplane is a privilege, not a right. But I am going to add something here. So is skateboarding, and so is bicycling! And to top this off: People have indeed been run over by mountain bikes and killed, but no regulations have ever resulted. Why? Because it would be unenforceable. I can save enough money to set up one of my fixed-wings with a camera, fill it full of fuel, and go "Full Trippy" on a landmark. As long as I don't publish the video, there would be no evidence as long as nobody else is in the vicinity. What would the AMA do then? Nothing. Absolutely, positively NOTHING. What can they do? If nobody sees me, and there's no evidence, then what can the FAA do? I don't need a license, there are no regulations with teeth so to speak.. So what?