Funny, he's been in several times since I posted my rough draft and he never commented on it. I figured he'd say something about it, one way or the other. I wonder if it surprised him that I'm actually working on it. Then again, we haven't seen the "worm" either so, just maybe, are they waiting to see the results so they can gloat and say "I told you so"?

Doesn't Speed live in a part of Oregon being affected by the wildfires? If so he might be a little preoccupied.

And Hydro, your effort is appreciated. I've been working the same type of angle with my Senators and Reps. And I'll be doing the same with my new Congressmen when I finish my move (It's a stupid-busy month!) Additionally, to back up my letter, I'm working on an extensive web search for any and every story regarding sUAS issues, drone or traditional. My hope is to back up my letter with actual data to make our case (the incident at Wrigley is a perfect example, at least they caught the guy). It's the only chance we have at this point.

R_Strowe

Nope 3 week off grid camping run just back cell service today. 3 weeks nothing new. Nothing worth commenting on. If you get the attention of your elected officials good on you. Reality quick gladhand now go away. If you had 1000 signatures to go along with it just saying.

For real I hope he's safe and not near the fire , I feel sad for those who are in danger because of it .

I also appreciate Hydro's effort , his statement is well written and gets to the point of traditional model airplanes and helicopters not being the problem that BLOS multirotor operations are .

just for the seedman

Thanks for the thoughts guys, much appreciated. The largest fire area was a little over 20 miles away. A couple club members got evacuated. The smoke was really bad from Tuesday until the rain this morning. The air quality index hovered around 400 for most of that time. My wife and I have both experienced adverse affects from the smoke. That said my heart and prayers go out to those who lost their homes and lost loved ones. Feeling ill for the past week is small potatoes compared to what the fires have taken from others.

, Speed , no matter how we may disagree on certain topics , you ARE one of us , us dwindling few who are fascinated with flying machines , and yes indeed I'd be sad as Hell if you were hurt by those fires .

Believe it or not , the smoke from those fires actually reached the east coast and for a few mornings we had really weird looking sunrises due to the smoke , so I'll bet it was brutal there .

Well, here we go again!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...hs/3661680001/

I thought it might be fun to re-visit speedy's "expert" and ever-so-eloquent statements from round 1!
and then Speed goes on and on with his "facts" from his "wealth of experience" to "disprove" the possibility of this being a jetpack (as well as a little glad-handing and sucking up to Andy );

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedracerntrixie

So rather then considering the possibility of it being one of the 1M plus UAS operators currently registered, you and the Astool are hedging your bets on it being somone who has the finances, knowledge of how to build such a vehicle, integrate the flight control system, test and learn how to fly the thing without being noticed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedracerntrixie

I have to conclude that you would be as happy as a pig in slop ( pun intended ) of this ended up being an AMA member with a UAS thus giving you a stick to beat the AMA with. Now let's just sit back and see what the pig has to say next, we all know he can't leave this alone The pig has as much self control as a crack ***** on a Friday night.

And here is just a sampling of what speedy denigrates to when someone dare to challenge his "expert" opinions. Pretty classy!


Pretty strange world we live in when speed can post this trash and still herald himself as the righteous grand-poobah of everything toy airplane related as if he can do no wrong! LOL

Regards,

Astro

Good lord Hog no one has posted in this thread for over a month. In an attempt to revive animosity you take a shot at someone out of the blue. Talk about someone in desperate need of attention. You need to find a different hobby digging in your depends and drawing on the walls isn't keeping you occupied or is it the walls are full? LOL

Just so you know scatolia is not a recognized hobby no mater how much joy you might get from it.

Actually, it’s only been a couple few weeks, but, “over a month” fits your narrative better, so why not just spin the truth to fit better, huh?

Animosity? Not here. How is it you read animosity into my post, but can’t see it in speedy’s words? LOL.

I guess you didn’t follow the link before you posted. Not surprising.

There was just another jet suit sighting in LA airspace.

Astro

Yep two lines including the link to bring it to everyone's attention the rest of your post nothing but pictures on the wall.

and your point is...?

Propworm's raison d etre.

The trolls just couldn't leave it alone, could they?

Tick-tock

And, once again, it's chirp chirp chirp

nothing wrong with that.

Never said there was. It just seems almost strange to not have something going on in this forum when you consider some of the personalities that inhabit it.

I suggest paying very close attention to the exact language out of HQ to describe membership trend. You will hear "numbers" from HQ, when we all understand that what really matters is membership REVENUE. And that trend is clear, and if anything accelerating. Yet we hear "spin" and obfuscation of information from the Budreau / Hanson cabal. When "spin" crosses the line, that's when organizations and individuals (like CFOs) expose themselves to big problems. Remember Enron?

Since permission to fly over 400' is one of the most pressing issues of the recent FAA actions , I think it's more than fair to want to know just how successful (or not) our lobbying agent , the AMA , has been in securing permission for clubs to fly over 400' .....

If they've been as successful as they say, their silence on details is deafening...

And, once again, the crickets are chirping due to the deafening silence.

It's compelled silence......

Maybe it is mating season?

Somehow, and this is just my own opinion, I don't think so. I think there's more going on and I'll leave it at that.