Dennis hits the nail on the head.

TC is an organization we need to stay close to.

In actual fact, our relationsship with TC had slipped to a point that the current Fereally administration didn't know we existed and it was by chance that then President, Bransfield, heard about TC's intention to investigate the regulation of R/C and began the process Dennis describes. If I recall correctly, it stemmed from the US and the "Homeland Defence" investigating the regulation/restriction/ban etc of R/C stuff.

..........those boyz have the ultimate hammer over us.