granting more latitude to Model Aircraft operations that are conducted in accordance with an FAA accepted set of standards established and administered by a community based association. In other words an organization like the AMA and its Safety Code meet that standard. I haven’t seen any indication that a, “400 foot hard altitude limit at all times and in all locations” is being proposed
You arc mixing Section2 and Section3 of the ARC.
FAA (arc s3) standards do indeed have the 400' hard cap, along with 55lb cap and No Turbines.
The ARC (s2) allows Community Standards orgs to simply ignore those caps.
AMA will certainly be one of the upcoming ComStand Orgs, with its Turbine waiver and
Overweight Experimental Waiver past the FAA 55lb up to 100lb and (NoWaiver) Unlimited Alt
(FL180?), but so will Clem&Cletus ComStand org with their 300lb waivers and Turbine Waivers.
The ARC sets (faa) standards, like 400' and 55lb and No Turbines,
but the arc allows
any and all ComStand orgs to simply exempt themselves from the fed
regulations.
AMA continues to stand behind a single set of rules plan
which could mean FAA will say everyone (AMA & Outlaw) gets over55lb above400 with Turbines...
or nobody does.
LT
Do you stand with the AMA line that it should be an All or Nothing single set of rules when the Arc dust settles?
What are your thoughts on the hard 400' cap and exemption system in the ARC?
(Did you see what section3 says about flying internal combustion (glow) models within 3miles of an airport?)