Originally Posted by
Propworn
For guys who can quote bile and verse from your constitution, or claim to know every loophole to every law you just don’t seem to get it.
No municipality or state law maker is going to take on aviation law. It’s not going to happen.
When the feds take it on they will look at it one of two ways. You’re a model aircraft flying under rules that clearly show you are a hobbyist in which case we are not interested in you. The accepted rules for a model and hobbyist are clear and agreed upon between the feds and AMA. Like it or not this is not going to change it’s already agreed upon. Your interpretation does not amount to a hill of beans.
If you’re flying outside these rules/guidelines it does not concern modelers or hobbyists except for all of us being painted with the same paint brush of irresponsibility. It will concern the FAA and eventually they will have the tools to deal with it. When they do I hope they make an example of those irresponsible flyers who think it their right to do what they want.
Dennis
The U.S transportation system is controlled by the Department of Transportation (DOT), and one of the sub agency's is the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), but there is also NHTSB (National Highway Transportation Safety Board), and FHWA (Federal Highway Administration), but this does not preclude States from licencing drivers or local governments from enforcing speed limits and highway safety laws.
States and local governments have passed regulations on RC flying and in some instances banning drones.
The idea that it is ONLY the FAA that can regulate drones and more widely RC aviation is just NOT TRUE.
I would expect this is so even in CANADA ehh