Originally Posted by
franklin_m
A fixed wing plane, non 3D, eats up a lot more airspace compared to a helo. Plus the helos are generally slower. Of course there are always exceptions, but I’m talking generally.
to be fair, I don’t think a single factor is the best way to do it. I think weight plays a factor ... Total Energy (TE) = Potential Energy (PE) + Kinetic Energy (KE) would be a better measure. But from a public policy standpoint, that’s too complex. So weight and type sUAS gets you most of the way there.
AMA's 2018 letter to the FAA on remote ID (disregarded in the NPRM) asks for an exemption for under 1 kilogram. Wherever
it went from there it didn't make it into AMA's NPRM comment. Maybe they realized that with an exemption park flyers wouln't
need AMA, or anyone else who didn't want to drive to a flying field.
Whatever the case, lecturing the FAA on "congressionally-mandated requirements" a month after 336 was repealed wasn't
wasn't very bright.