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Old 10-05-2014, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by acerc
One can not compare the drone issue with other complaints of regulation is becoming communistic. The FAA has to do something about the issues it see's in the national airspace. The FAA is trying to separate the modeler from the others, which in my opinion is a daunting if not impossible task. My fear as is with other's is that the FAA groups us together or bans us all together. I have, and see, no issue with FPV following AMA's guideline's but the issue is everyone that does not follow, care to follow, or even know of, the AMA. We have all seen example's of individuals whom could care less about anything but having their fun irregardless of the cost to anyone for any reason. Like I have said before, I have been to hundreds of clubs in the eastern US and have yet to see anyone partaking of FPV. Nor have I spoke with anyone that does. But, I have seen and heard of many doing their own thing and creating trouble such as peeking into a neighbors window, flying over or around restricted areas, or causing damage to others and/ or property and disappearing.

There is nothing wrong with FPV, But as I have said before the FAA and the AMA should sat down togather and come up with some rules for RC flyers as a whole FPV included.

Once the rules are out anybody that wont abide by them should be open game for the FAA to deal with and it should not matter if they are a AMA member are not.