Originally Posted by
franklin_m
FYI, AMA is working with FAA to get language on their site that requires membership in AMA to operate above 400'.
For crying out loud I have been a member of the AMA since 1967 and the rule has always been that by AMA and FAA ruling we R/C pilots (drone pilots go to hell) are not to fly above 400' within 5 miles of an airport ,which if you were in a full scale plane you set the altimeter allowing for altitude above sea level which for example at the now closed Hyde Field in Clinton MD that would be 249' above sea level so you would be flying at 649' above SEA LEVEL I as any pilot learned this when learning to fly full scale which I have done before ever flying an R/C fixed wing plane flying
In closing ladies and gentleman even if it is not in controlled airspace one should use their commonsense and NEVER fly above 400' which greatly minimizes any obstruction of FAA controlled air space,which of course is the issue.