Originally Posted by
Sport_Pilot
How is that stupid?
I am envisioning a gust of wind blowing the quad a few feet in the wrong direction, and igniting a forest fire. In and of itself, I was impressed with the stunt. However, I would have kept that quad a few dozen yards from anything that could catch on fire. The bird excluded, of course.
Originally Posted by
Sport_Pilot
No law against not registering. The FAA would need to prove you actually flew anyway, not make a statement. BTW I thought such statements were protected by the 1st Amendment? I guess we have no such right anymore and will eventually have to use our 2nd Amendment rights.
Originally Posted by
Sport_Pilot
There cannot be any fines till 19 Feb. The AMA did not ask anyone to put themselves in jeopardy.
Any aircraft that was not first "operated" prior to 12/21/15 must have the owner's registration number on or in the aircraft prior to any flight. The exemption applies to two of my three my airworthy aircraft, but not to the one that Santa brought down the chimney. What does the AMA (or anyone else, for that matter) recommend, if I want to fly my brand new aircraft before the AMA and FAA work this out (or until it is apparent that the FAA is not going to listen to the AMA?) As far as I am concerned, flying this new aircraft without a registration number is placing me "in jeopardy."
Saturday is going to be a great day for her maiden flight.