Originally Posted by
JohnShe
Oh, sorry, guess I didn't make myself clear. I was curious about the source for the use of VLOS in section 336 of the modernization act. Poor SP was really distraught about it, because it apparently is synonymous with an engineering term. So I wanted to see what congress used as a source. Seems to still be a mystery to me.
I guess I’m confused as to what the issue is here. What is so different between the two statements below that is causing all this debate?
The operator of a radio-controlled model aircraft shall control it during the entire flight, maintaining visual contact …
In this section, the term ‘‘model aircraft’’ means an unmanned aircraft that is flown within visual line of sight of the person operating the aircraft.
In the context of what this is all about it seems pretty clear to me where congress got the idea. Discussing the definition of words used out of context is a useless exercise.
Frank