Here's the main discussion starter:

"Ok as many of you are aware the FAA has now made it clear that the AMA needs to update its guidelines with regards to how we interact with the national airspace system.
President Brown talked about it last month in his letter published in Model Aviation.
Several people have talked with the FAA and confirmed that recreational use of model aircraft needs to be addressed and the AMA is discussing it with them.
I know how some of you feel about the AMA so here is your chance to speak.
I was just informed that members of the ASTM F38 committee are headed to DC today for meetings with the FAA tomorrow.
He is being asked to present his ideas on UAS (including recreational) and present an airworthiness package he has been working on for his small UAS.
Dave asked me specifically to get some ideas from all on this so he can share them so here is your chance.

The outcome of the recreational use guidelines has a great impact on how they treat commercial use of the under 55 lb UAS.

We want your inputs. I started a thread at RCAPA for just that.
Please give us your thoughts on constructive ways to make model aviation more responsible and safer for everyone.

http://www.rcapa.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=634

That thread will be important long after tomorrow as several groups have been asked to meet with the FAA on this.
We as the RCAPA can only do whats best if we hear from those involved.
Recreational use is not what we started out to do, but now it sounds like we need to have our say in the matter also to give us a better foundation to work the commecial side of things.

This is posted here in the main discussion because EVERY modeler out there needs to speak up or risk being told how they can fly instead of giving the "rule makers" the "rules" to write.

If you can post on the RCAPA site that would be great (one less thread to keep track of. ) if not post it here.
I am not going to start another discussion here. That has been done ad nausium in other areas of all the forums.
I would like to have constructive ideas placed here in more comment form if you can. This round we have a limited amount of time (there are going to be other opportunities) so arguing about it is not productive.

Also if you would like there is a letter I wrote to President Brown posted there as well. To date it has gone unanswered..