Hi Franklin ,
Well , I guess when it came time for someone to speak for aircraft modelers , it would stand to reason that the only national organization we have would be the one to speak , right ? I know of no other nationwide organization representing us hobbyists to the the government and public , or am I missing an organization somewhere that maybe should be given consideration ? I'm not asking this as a taunt or troll , I'm truly seriously asking , are there any other organizations advocating on our behalf that I and the rest of the hobbyists should know about ? Cause if so , the more positive voices we have will of course be to our benefit .
I asked this as well, not only of Franklin but others as well. I can't claim the AMA is perfect and everything they have done/plan to do is perfect either, but if not them, then who? I can't think of a single entity that has the hobby's back.
Hi John ,
Good Grief buddy , do you really think more warning stickers will smarten up some dolt bent on chasing a full scale to get his (or hers) "ultimate Utoob video" ? A simple run down of "not over people , near real aircraft , or in any reckless manner" should be about ALL it should take to serve as a reminder of basic safety for anyone with the good common sense that God gave to every creature from Ants on up ! That's the bottom line here is that you just can't legislate common sense . Folks will either use it or they won't and NO amount of "don't stick yer peter in the fan" stickers are gonna save them or others from the stupidity of ignoring common sense . In my working life , one of my jobs had me routinely working with 480 volt 3 phase power . We had , of course , the "one had in the pocket" rule and there were these funny little stickers with a picture of a guy with his hand in his pocket and a high voltage lightning bolt symbol . That's it , no foot wide stickers with a long dissertation on every property of electrons or how exactly skin boils when exposed to high voltage at high amperage , just the cute little reminder . And ya know what ? Not a ONE of my workmates nor I ever got zapped ! I hate to sound so dour , but I really am serious that I am glad I won't live long enough to see the sad end game in this rapidly advancing pussification/dumbing down of our fellow humans into a people who need to be repeatedly told to not step in front of a moving train . Most get it ! Darwin gets the rest ! It was a pretty good system all these years ......
Reminds me of the state trooper who gladly accepted a hot cup of coffee from Starbucks....for FREE....puts the cup in his lap, then spilled some on himself. Yes, it burned, as hot coffee will do. He wanted 750,000, thankfully he got nothing. Might actually end up owing some money to Starbucks too.
Come on buddy , go uptown and git yerself hooked up with some nice FPV style drone lovin , , , It'll make ya see the world in a whole new light .....
JUST DON"T FORGET GOOD OL #550 !!!
