Originally Posted by
init4fun
And back on point ,
Sorry , but anyone who can't see the difference in LOS only VS BLOS able craft are usually the ones with a vested interest in getting all model aviation lumped in together , whereas those of us with no BLOS plans are the ones who want no part of being lumped in with them .
Flame away , kiddos ......
BLOS started well before MRs were even around, or at least popular. IIRC the first discussion I heard about FPV and BLOS was in the late 90s and was fixed wing pilots, especially warbirds. They wanted to be more like real pilots and go fling off into the wild blue yonder and buzz cattle etc. That's why the models with first camera systems required HAM licenses due to the range needed. That was when the AMA should have put a stop to it. Multirotors are not a lot different than helicopters if you don't consider FPV. And I see no problem with them being part of the AMA if a clamp on FPV had been enacted.