Untill I see a paper with the FAA letterhead on it that says specifically "Model aircraft are permitted to fly above 400 feet" I have to go with what it says right now on the FAA website . Under the "model aircraft operations" heading it couldn't be much clearer , it says an RCer is "strongly encouraged" to follow the safety guidelines , one of which is to fly no higher than 400 feet . Others listed are to avoid flying over stadiums and to not interfere with full scale operations . So Sport , we are to believe that only SOME of those are for real and others we don't like or don't want to abide by are OK to disregard just cause we don't like them ? Just as I don't want to be mandated to fly under 400 feet I also don't want to call the tower whenever I fly within 5 miles of an airport , can I disregard that as being a mere "suggestion" also ? Now , since I highly doubt that either Sport , Chad , or the FAA official speaking "off the cuff" on that video are going to pay to represent someone who hits a full scale at 800 feet with their model , I will stick to the FAA's written text with regards to 400 feet .

Believe me Sport , I really DO wish you were right , but that passage at the FAA's site couldn't be much clearer . And as to the "one FAA employee said it , so it's gotta be God's law accurate" argument you tried to use to validate your belief , let me tell ya buddy , I've been told LOTS of things by government employees that turned out to be "somewhat less that correct" over the years , or is it now that ALL government employees are always to be considered 100% infallibly correct just because this one employee's off the cuff statement fits into the mistaken notion your trying to push here ?

If it ain't specifically written on the FAA's site , it ain't worth even the paper it ain't printed on .