What I'm getting so far, is that the FAA is only going to regulate altitude, perhaps bringing it to a maximum of 400 feet. I used to work at a university, which had a big soccer field. The gliders there would be specked out, and a large airport with a military base was about 5 miles away. The field was directly in the flight path of large jets and military F-16s. There was never an issue brought up that I remember, and I think that was in the late 1980s. Could those gliders have been flying over 400 feet? They weren't really that big on the ground, at least they didn't look big.

From what I know, anybody can still possess an RC model, whether they fly it at a sanctioned club or not. There is no background check required, so getting a model airplane and gear is certainly easier than getting a gun. Could the FAA possibly regulate who can purchase and fly a model airplane? Would they? I honestly have my doubts, but fill me in. About the only hobby that I know of that came under government scrutiny is high powered rocketry, which still seems to be going strong in spite of the ATF regulations. Most of that regulation is over the government's idea of the solid rocket propellent as being explosive (it's not, to my knowledge). My biggest bet, is that the likelihood of an incident with an RC model plane is very highly unlikely, and the modeling community has been very good about regulating its self. I'm not the "sharpest tool in the shed" regarding this hobby, but I would tend to wonder why the FAA would want to waste its time over a 3 ounce park flyer, let alone a 40-sized trainer. I'm all ears anyway.

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