Originally Posted by
ECHO24
Fair enough. So what's your take on AMA spending money on drones and FPV that have nothing to do with RC model aircraft?. Drones taking videos of RC aircraft at AMA fields are exempt already and therefore it requires no money spent on lobbying or advertising. Can't use that excuse. So what is it about AMA that they would commit suicide for the model aircraft hobby on behalf of drones and FPV? Enlighten us.
Education. Being an AMA member comes with a certain amount of safety education. If the FAA had decided that CBO membership was required for all UAS pilots then we might have been able to cover all of UAS with the safety record. Maybe just maybe congress might have taken a different direction.