Lake Mead is a National park and under federal rules, I think?? I thought I took you over there one day to see the big asphalt slab they put in as a RC site? It just came as a surprise to us because the club has been using an almost unknown launch site for years for float planes. It's a perfect cove and sheltered from the wind. Last year the FAA was having a lot of talks with the AMA about UAVs but it read like a typical Gov. document and no one could understand it. Some of it was posted here on RCU. This effects not only planes but even RC items like sail boats and power boats. I just got the plans for an old Hydroplane that is now a two channel electric and this puts a big damper on even that.
On the bright side lake Las Vegas allows RC gear to be operated from there water but from what I have found out it has to be electric?? That leaves my swoose out as a water plane except for the rare times I would go with Smitty to his private lake in Calico Calif. That is what I built it for anyway.
I had no idea the feds have now classed all RC items as UAV.
Lake Mead has always been our go to site and it's now closed to us. The lake bed is also within the no fly zone, when Dumbo comes to town all flying of any type is closed within a 35 mile circle of Vegas, even private planes. Our club web site sends out a notice whenever butthead decides to visit so we are all notified in advance. Gets real quiet around the house when he visits though so that is kind of a positive I guess.
This just came as a surprise to us and I was just informed yesterday.