Originally Posted by
franklin_m
Sure seems like an excellent example of the old adage:
"Be careful what you wish for, as you just may get it." I think AMA is in way over it's head on this one. Their latest ideas: sue FAA and hire a new
PR firm. The wisdom of the former? Seems to be a case of closing the barn door after the animals have already escaped. The latter? One only has to look at the number of negative stories about "drones" hitting the major media each month; compare that with the last time you saw an AMA sponsored positive story make the major media. I doubt that hiring a new
PR firm will impact that...the organization has lost too much ground.
I’m with you 100% on this one commander. I think the money would be better spent on educating the membership and the general hobbyist public on the airspace requirements and the dangers involved in careless and reckless activity with UAVs. I think we were better off before the exemption and the resulting interpretation.
Frank (USN Ret (E-8))