ORIGINAL: Silversurfer
So rather just sitting here and complain about who's doing what wrong, why not come up with some thoughts about what we might do, and regulations that might work, to prevent the loss or serious degradation of the hobby. Give the people at the AMA something from US, the membership, to work with.
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SS-
Been there, done that. Try out the Search function in this forum and look for an old thread "What is a Model Airplane?" When you find it, note the that dates on the postings in this discussion predate anything out of AMA on the issue. You may also note that the participants in this discussion did a credible job of coming up with a definition that is reasonable, minimally restrictive, and provides a clear distinction between model airplanes and UAVs that FAA has recognized a need to regulate. I expect the people at AMA saw it - and apparently decided 'Not Invented Here." Then DB invented a ban on autonomous operation of model airplanes as a fix for the problem and scammed the rest of the EC to jam it down our throats.
Ya'll got any other ideas about what we should do rather than complaining?
Abel