Originally Posted by
speedracerntrixie
DOD blacklisted DJI back in 2009. 13 years ago. Had little effect on DJI’s growth. FAA recognizes that we traditional guys aren’t the problem. One fact that you AMA floggers seem to avoid at all costs is that the FAA has not interfered with a single AMA Nats event since this all started. What would make a better example then the FAA showing up at the Nats and close down soaring and pattern?
5 years ago I was on some FPV lunatic forum. I said their hobby was going to eventually end on the spying issue. Some guy piped up and poo-poo'd the idea that someone could see well enough with grainy analog FPV video to call it "spying". I said wait 5 years. Guess what, there are now cameras that allow someone to see the color of buttons on a shirt. After FPVers finally realize there is no way around Remote ID, privacy will be the next battle they are going to lose.
That FAA isn't going to shut down any events. They've just put the hobby in a box that makes it more likely than not it is going to decline. It's not just me saying so. When I emailed all of those radio manufacturers about modules I posted a quote from one of them who said youth demand for RC planes and helicopters was all but non-existent. The good news is we will all be around to see what happens. We can compare notes when AMA can no longer hide the figures.