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01-13-2016, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by cj_rumley

What if you're right about that, Mike?
If it turns out to be futile as it well may, I'm concerned about what comes next, and I trust you are too. Unlike AMA management FAA is answerable to higher authority; they had to do something. I have said and still think they have taken a minimalist step toward regulation of MA. I am sure the next step, if this one fails to produce desired results, is already in their planning. I don't want to that next step to be implemented, even though I have no preconception of the details. I think you and I and FAA probably agree it isn't going to work. I hope we are all proven wrong about that.

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Originally Posted by mike1974

I understand what you are saying, but why do they have to do something? The number of RC craft zooming around full scale craft has to be few and far between. We cannot keep everybody safe from everything. It is not possible. Why don't they have to do something for the children suffering from seizures that a "harmless" non-toxic plant can help? Why don't they have to do something about the 241 per day alcohol related deaths? Etc, etc, etc. The Feds have to do something to try and stop something that has not even happened, but don't have to do something for the multitude of things that currently harm and cause death to poeple? Is this opposite world? lol.
By the way i'm being genuine and not trying to come of as rude.

Exactly ... The reason the FAA is messing with Traditional R/C toys instead of concentrating on the real problem of QUADS (Drones) is two fold. First is "BECAUSE THY CAN". Second and this is my belief until someone can change my mind with another better theory, is the AMA through Congress tried to a Preemptive Strike to limit the FAA's power to regulate Traditional R/C TOY airplanes. The FAA has never been very receptive to being told how to do their job. That being said you see how they Interpreted Amendment #336, Completely the opposite of what the AMA and congress intended. i.e. a FU to congress. Can't really say but maybe if The AMA and Congress had not done anything the FAA Would have gone after the real problem of Quads getting in the way of Commercial aircraft within 5 miles of an airport. Traditional R/C TOY airplanes are not the problem, Never have been, never will be. For what it's worth JMHO

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