Originally Posted by
combatpigg
The trouble making drone flyers are [from our vantage point] an unstoppable force that could only do us harm by association. The only control we could have exercised was to completely distance ourselves from them. We needed to make it abundantly clear to the FAA that what we do as traditional RC Flyers has nothing at all to do with models that are equipped to be flown beyond our unassisted view.
And the presumption here is what..that the AMA didn't distance themselves and now look where we are? Nothing in the registration process even hints that this move would have made a difference. The FAA already knew our position on registration, they did what they wanted, and it didn't matter if what you fly is a .6 pound foamy or and 12 pound warbird. The govt wasn't going to take time to differentiate the myriad of aircraft entering the national air space just to satisfy our membership.