Originally Posted by raptureboy

I think what is missing here in this argument is it's not whether or not a full scale can be brought down it is the perception of the public that it can happen, and should be prevented. I'm willing to bet that the general public had no idea that rc modeling even existed before now, let alone that we have been operating for decades without a single incident involving a full scale. Many clubs have flown from full scale airports for years. The AMA should be speaking to the general public more about what we haven't done all these years. Why doesn't the AMA ask the media for a chance to speak to the drone issue? It is going to take a campaign similar to what the NRA does to make the public and the FAA understand that the traditional hobbyist is not the problem. And for those who still think you can't bring down an aircraft with a piece of junk as small as a pen, well all I can say is I can explain it you, but I can't understand it for you, and I hope you never have to experience what happens when a plane your flying in does ingest a drone, or bird.