Originally Posted by
ira d
Up untill this year I would agree with you that you would be less likley to be arrested for not knowing about or obeying a notam but the FAA has been stepping up
their game so anything is possible now. I also think instead of the FAA just coming up with rules they need to work with the AMA to come up with rules that are
needed and make sense and to educate modelers about the rules and the best way to follow them.
Agree 100% on both statements. I don't know that the feds have really stepped up enforcement more than just rulings/directives, I think that is falling to more state and local LE folks. People are starting to get arrested, as well they should if they do something improper and risk property damage or personal injury. And I think the AMA has been working diligently help the FAA craft some sensible and reasonable laws/directives/guidelines for modelers, it just doesn't appear to have worked as well as expected or hoped. It's going to take time and money to see where it all lands. I still don't think it will mean a wholesale change in the way the hobby continues to be enjoyed by the majority of us in the hobby.
(fingers crossed)