Originally Posted by
ira d
You know in reality you are correct nobody really has to join the AMA but the AMA wanted to mandate membership. IMO you can do anything with RC as long as you don't draw attention to yourself,
you can exceed 400 feet, operate a turbine, fly something over 55 lb's the FAA does not care unless you are causing a problem for them. If you are on your own land flying something over 55 lb's they won't hunt you down and arrest you just for doing that.
100% correct , the FAA won't be hiding behind every tree , just waiting to pounce , but make any kinds of nuisance of yourself by getting in the way of full scale aviation and you will be visited . In that regard they tend to be more reactive than proactive , my best example being that at the club I belong to , in operation since the early 1970s , there has NEVER once been a complaint to the FAA from anyone about the flying at our field and so no visits from "the Man" ....