Originally Posted by
Thomas B
Thomas,
I read the AMA’s Objections letter and my first thought was did the AMA read the same FAA "interpretation" that I did? In the case of airport notifications the FAA intent for the past 33 years has always been to notify. The AMA’s loose interpretation of AC91-57 has been allowed to stand because back then it was not a problem because of the relatively small size and lower speeds of the models then. Today many of the models are larger, heavier and faster which is more of a threat to the NAS than in the past. Over the years I have been a member of several clubs around the country that notify the local airport operator or tower without problems. To me the implications of the notification always meant that there was a possibility that there may be a conflict and the notification provided contacts to resolve said conflicts. Also do not forget to check the NOTAMs
http://www.modelaircraft.org/members...bs/notams.aspx for your area before you go fly. 336 did not exempt models from NOTAMs.
Regards
Frank