ORIGINAL: AndyAndrews
ORIGINAL: bevar
You could build a private field on 10 million acres and it would be of no use to fly turbine powered R/C aircraft if the FEDS outlaw them. Our goal should be to insure that a ban is not legislated. Policing our own is the cornerstone to keeping out of the headlines and off the radar of the FAA and the Federal Government.
Fly safe, fly smart and follow the rules...that is a great beginning.
Beave
ORIGINAL: GMONEY1
This is where I found the info. The discussion is short but alarming..
http://teamflyingcircus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3021
I think like some on that thread our hobby as a whole will be completly different than it is today. Anybody interested in building a Muncie/Triple tree facility? Going to need at least one in each state...On private land 300-500 acres..
They couldn't outlaw them without legislation. And even then the states would have to chime in. Moreover, there would be grandfather clauses and the like. It would be no easy process but I guess it could be done if they tried hard enough. Still, good luck enforcing it on a state by state basis.
Interesting that AMA passed a resolution to buy a radar gun for up to 2K and put it in JPO's hands to ship to ''major'' jet events to ''educate'' CD's and the like on what 200 mph looks like?
Andy
Andy,
All due respect, but do you live in this country?? Or more to the point. Did you actually READ the EC minutes?
With regard to the radar gun, this is what I read:
e. Safety Committee
J. Rice reported that it would help the turbine engine community in determining and enforcing the 200 mph speed limit if they had the ability to check speed. It was requested that Council approve an expenditure of 2k to buy a speed gun that would be maintained at HQ but would be sent to major turbine events to let a CD educate members as to what 200 mph is and help them conform to the JPO guidelines. JPO is willing to manage the details and use of the equipment; JPO would cover the expense of shipment.
MOTION VI: Moved by J. Rice (VIII) and seconded by C. Bauer (VI) to approve expenditure not to exceed $2,000 for Headquarters to purchase a speed gun that will be used by JPO for educational purposes only.
MOTION failed: 3-Y; 6-N (I, II, III, IV, V and IX)
MOTION FAILED
Grandfather clauses? Are you kidding us? Under the guise of public safety and national security, those bureaucrats will take the AMA down.........And you think they will grandfather your jets.......Good luck with that.......How many guys own artillery cannons and automatic weapons in your neighborhood?................Wait, let me re-phrase that.........How many own them legally? If we "jet Jocks" or "pylon jocks" or "giant scale jocks" get portrayed as a threat to national security OR AIR COMMERCE..........the end is immediate.
You say that the AMA will tie it up in court for years.......yep sure enough. We will be forbidden from flying while the AMA fights the fight.......How long do you think the AMA could fight that fight against the largest government on the planet? The FAA spends more on toilet paper in a week then the AMA has seen on the books in a decade.
Joe C.........You hit it right on the button...........I have been saying that and getting flamed by a few colorful individuals for years. We are our own worst enemy with regard to
PR.............
Tailwinds,
John