Originally Posted by
Hydro Junkie 
And now we have another state jumping on the bandwagon, as posted in the warbird forum:
Utah House and Senate pass bill making it a Class B Misdemeanor to fly above 400 feet Today the House passed senate bill 111 which effectively destroys large/giant scale airplanes in Utah by limiting us to 400 feet agl. This makes it a class B misdemeanor for if violated (after 1 written warning and 1 infraction).
Almost all of my hangar is large scale warbirds... then of course the 3D community, the aerobatic guys, the sail plane guys... sheesh.. I don't even know what to say...(snipped)
Just another way for AMA to sell the special privilege of flying a model airplane.
Utah to consider flights over 400 feet as a misdemeanor
UPDATE 3/2/2017:
Thanks to everyone’s efforts, an
amendment was added to S.B. 111 clarifying that anyone who flies model aircraft for recreation must either comply with SB111 OR the
Special Rule For Model Aircraft.
The
Special Rule For Model Aircraft, sometimes referred to as Section 336 or 14 CFR 101 Subpart E, recognizes community-based safety programming and allows our members to operate under our programming which includes flight over 400 feet.
The Governor has not signed the
amended bill into law yet, but we are cautiously optimistic. We will continue to provide updates online, in social media, and will email our members in Utah once the bill is signed.
Just another way for AMA to sell the special privilege of flying a model airplane.
Utah to consider flights over 400 feet as a misdemeanor
UPDATE 3/2/2017:
Thanks to everyone’s efforts, an
amendment was added to S.B. 111 clarifying that anyone who flies model aircraft for recreation must either comply with SB111 OR the
Special Rule For Model Aircraft.
The
Special Rule For Model Aircraft, sometimes referred to as Section 336 or 14 CFR 101 Subpart E, recognizes community-based safety programming and allows our members to operate under our programming which includes flight over 400 feet.
The Governor has not signed the
amended bill into law yet, but we are cautiously optimistic. We will continue to provide updates online, in social media, and will email our members in Utah once the bill is signed.