Why should any agency that is responsible for public safety be expected to wait until AFTER there is a loss of human life before doing their job...?
Who said anything about loss of life? Even a 55 pounder amounts to a fender bender. Model airplanes including large ones have been around a long time and people have been doing stupid things for a while. Nothing has happened, and when it has there has been little damage to the aircraft. I'm not saying we should allow people to fly in front of aircraft. But registration is an overkill!