What good does it do the government to talk to AMA or Dave Brown. If people are actually breaking laws and FAA guidlines then why would they follow AMA rules and guidlines? It was my understanding that AMA does not cover UAVs so anyone involved in that as a hobby would not care what AMA thinks. AMA has a problem when it comes to acting as a rules enforcer. The only thing they can do is deny insurance. If AMA has already told you that their membership does not cover your activity and you don't need their insurance then AMA can pass all the rules they want but they can't prevent the activity. So the whole thing sounds silly to me. The only point in the FAA talking to Dave Brown would be the hope that AMA can educate its membership. I doubt the FAA can prevent you from flying in uncontrolled airspace. Isn't that at least 1,200 ft AGL unless near an airport? AMA can try to restrict the movements of its members but it walks a line. If it knocks out a population such as the UAV group then they don't stop doing UAV work, they just stop joining AMA. Then AMA just looses what control they had of them.