I have a thought; Do you really think the FAA, AMA or 'big brother' organization can come check each individual that just says to heck with it? Have you ever seen a store clerk trying to direct traffic with 200 shopping-crazed patrons at a 10 minute bargain sale? [sm=spinnyeyes.gif] Self regulation, or Government regulation of a million modelers only works if the individuals want it to. If we say we are going to be bound by AMA rules (good or stupid) then we will be, but if the FAA or AMA come up with a set of rules we choose to ignore it will be chaos.

Good regulations are made with the end user and 'policing' abilities in mind. Bad regulations just fail if they don't arrest everyone... The loss of flying sites, etc. is a deterrent, but not the end of the hobby if we get crazy with the rules. How much of a field does it take to fly an electric? Who has a private field? Who is willing to use their own homeowner's insurance on their private property? Who's afraid of Dave Brown? Who was proud to be in District V - prime? (FL) or District V - poor cousins (the rest of us) [:@]

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