THE FOLLOWING WAS COPIED FROM ANOTHER PERSON.

Don't know if you guys read the FAA comments in the Feb issue of MA...page 9.
Model Aviation is a very deverse community with many different vehicles used by
the model hobbyist...We must make sure that flights are done safely. The
introduction of more sophisticated vehicles whether they are unmanned system as
recognized by the military or some of the civilian operators, or even some of
the aircraft that AMA members are operating is making the system even more
complex.
We have to make sure we are balancing everyone's access to the National Airspace
System. The FAA wants to make sure there is real clarity around "what is a real
hobbyist"?
This all started because the FAA saw people taking advantage of the old advisory
circular, which was really aimed at what model aviation was in 1981, and they
believed that they could operate under that guidance.
In 2007 the FAA realized that it wasn't quite as simple as it was back in 1980.
Now the FAA has to clarify for everyone what the definitions are and where
everyone fits into a very complex system.
The FAA want to make sure that it is balancing the equities in all of this.
There are some AMA members who are operators of small unmanned vehicles that FAA
believes need to have a safety framework just like everything else that
operates.
The National Airspace is tightening up guys....regulation is coming....I know
the Feds don't have anyway near enough FAA personnel to police every person with
an RC model, but they are going after any modeler who wants to put up a military
or civilian type UAV and fly it remotely from a TV screen....
Aeroworks has one on sale for $29,000.

I don't have a problem with the FAA regulating $29,000 UAVs. Funny, they can barely regulate $15,000 Ultralights.

Likely because there are very few regs ascribed to a true ultralight.

hk

There is so much related to it in/on various other threads I rather hoped it would stay there. But really Crank, there are some very informative threads elsewhere that are obviously much more informed than that individuals short perspective.

hook