Originally Posted by
franklin_m
I look forward to the question about the altitude limit in class G airspace ...
For all those AMA acolytes that think FAA is gunning for the hobby, you do realize that question on the test hands every property owner adjacent to FRIAs the tool they need to get it shut down? Nothing better than complaints about regular and repeated violation of law.
And AMA better start caring a lot about compliance by its members, for if FAA sees patterns of non-compliance linked to AMA activities, what better reason than to deny or pull their CBO status? Lose that CBO status and they have nothing once FRIAs go into effect.
I'm wondering just how that would work. An adjacent property owner observes members of a club operating in the same manner as they always have been, how are they to know that anything has changed? Somone has already commented on how many club members are unaware of the contents of the NRPM how would an adjacent property owner know that we are now limited to 400'? I agree that flying beyond club property would be an issue but the reality is that happens less frequently then you would like people to think. Yes I know you will quote the example of that one club in PA and think that is representative of all clubs, we have already had that discussion many times. Even if complaints are made, the FAA has already stated that they won't react to complaints alone. Even if they did, they would hand it off to the local law the same as they did with that LAX jet pack sighting. How is that working out? 3 months and not a peep. I would consider that a much more serious event then somone flying over 400' in a FRIA. Then of course there are city councils that have already stated they WILL NOT criminalize model airplanes when a couple clubs that I know of have been proactive and contacted their city administrators to ask their intentions with the new FAA over reach. Not to mention that the FINAL RULE hasn't been published yet.