topspin

I guess we all knew it was not if but when. This news article shows that which so many of us argued about when drones first hit the market. The people who do these things are unwittingly, or uncaringly damaging our hobby beyond all repair. Won't be long before the FAA cracks down again.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-su...014847624.html

bingo field

How do you enlighten people that are absolutely clueless? I was at a tractor supply store this morning and they sell them ready to go for $150. Only 1 in 1000 people walking into that place would even know of the AMA (if the odds were even that good) or anything regarding safety.

JCOKEEFE

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Thank the AMA for supporting these things as part of our hobby/sport. In reality, they are a source of advertising income to the AMA.

rt3232

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Just my thoughts on this, To bad they don't have built in instant auto shut down sensor for 425 AGL that can't be altered or bypassed.

I hope they make an example out of him make him pay wages for all of the fire crews and aircraft time, and put it on the front page of all the papers and run it on the news networks, Now I am not a drone hater as I see them helping farmers looking at crops search and rescue efforts ware manned aircraft can't go.

But that is just me

rcmiket

Past track record is just a slap on the wrist. To date every FAA imposed fine has been bargained down to nothing. 25 grand and jail time my *****. These idoits need to be held accountable to the FULL extent of the law. Zero tolerance.

Mike..

fourstar40

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I am not defending the AMA when I say this, but like was said in a previous post most people think of the Doctor group or motorcycle group when they hear AMA. I saw in Walmart the other day a Phantom 3 on the shelf. Regardless of the AMA or not there are going to be people who will buy drones and misuse them. As much as we would like to think it can be done the AMA can not control the actions of irresponsible people. As we have heard time and again, "You can't fix stupid".

rcmiket

Who said the AMA could control them? What they did wrong was to get onto bed with them with both feet at great expense and time invested. The FAA controls the airspace and has the ability to fine and jail offenders which they have not done. The biggest screw up the AMA made was not protecting what model aviation has been for the last 80+years. When this all went down we were lumped in with the "droners". I have no beef with any form of R/C but the AMA OWES us the membership protection for cumbersome legislation and has not provided it.

MIke

BarracudaHockey

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Same was said when helicopters started flying 3D, then planes started flying 3D, and when ARF's came around.....

There's no reason not to embrace and educate, it will do us all good in the end. FWIW, I was in a lot of those meetings, the FAA never ever separated "models" from "drones" nor did they ever intend to. A marketing campaign would have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and still the general John Q Public wouldn't know the difference between a "drone" and a model" They did appreciate the work we (the AMA) have done in regards to safety standards and an extremely safe historical record, they know that "we" are not the problem.

And oh yea, it was a guy flying a fixed wing that started putting all of us in the cross hairs, it wasn't a multi-rotor.

rcmiket

Yea I remember when heli's showed upon the scene and the news got all over how unsafe they were than Congress had hearings and demanded the FAA deal with the issue..........................................tha n after that registration.......................Wait that never happened........................ Till recently ..........wonder what changed............................
Mike

bingo field

Just yesterday, an incoming international flight reported a close encounter with a drone at about 900', we will hear more about this one, I am sure.

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2017/0...k-airport.html

BarracudaHockey

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Where did you see that? Link to the story?

JMCHASE

It's the FPV. helicopters and fixed wing are all within a fixed field the drone or quad introduced first person view now you can travel with it that's the real issue.... the thrill is flying like a bird with the quad

the pope

Here in Oz a light plane hit a reported drone . Turns out to be a bat . Now there the real menace . Germ infested blood sucking freaky things . The bats that is not talking politics ! Cheers

tailskid

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I heard on the radio this morning something about a 'drone' from Syria coming close to one of our warships.....don't know why they didn't deep six that puppy!

rt3232

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That drone would have made good target practice for there AAA gunners, the 50 ca'sl ones would make quick work of it

Cheers