Originally Posted by
speedracerntrixie
The scene at my new home field in Oregon. All of us there today flying " as usual ". I was there for 5 hours, FAA was a no show. I'm sure this was the case at hundreds of AMA chartered club feilds around the country today and I expect the same tomorrow. Maybe all the reports of FAA reps showing up at flying fields and issuing citations will come pouring in next week. I'm not holding my breath though.
Of course this raises the questions of:
Just where exactly is this field located?
What class airspace is it in?
Does it appear on the FAA list of authorized sites? (Assuming it's close to an ATC Airport)
Some flying sites are OK. Like mine in my back yard.
Some flying sites appear on the FAAs list of approved sites.
Some flying sites don't appear on the list yet fall within that proximity to an airport where they "could" be on such a list. The fact that they are not however is a clear statement that they should not operate at that field. For now anyway.
And many flying sites I suspect are in class 'G' where it IS business as usual, At least up to 400 feet.