Originally Posted by
big fred
Trying really hard to not say "told ya so"
here has been confusion among our members as to whether operations above 400 feet are permitted by the FAA. AMA has remained steadfast that the Special Rule for Model Aircraft (Section 336 of the 2012 FAA Modernization and Reform Act) permits operations above 400 feet if conducted within our safety program requiring the pilot to be an AMA member, to avoid and not interfere with manned aircraft, and to keep the model in visual line of sight of the pilot/observer.
Some of you , whom I will not name, remind me of people on the highway that cannot see in front of the car in front of them to see what is really going on in front of you.
"A letter in the hand is better than speculation in the bush".
Now that we have that there's no question about the 400 ft rule. the problem was nobody knew for sure. It puts all doubt behind.
Mike