av8tor1977

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I've been afraid something like this would happen for a long time. Now it has, and I think we are in for trouble with our hobby; sooner or later.

http://news.yahoo.com/germany-probes...095529053.html

MTK

This probably belongs in the AMA Discussions Forum, not the Gas Engines Forum.

Nevertheless, it's a predictable development. With telemetry radios, reliable gas engines, sound/strong/reliable airframes, small wonder.....

av8tor1977

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You're probably right, but here and in the Conversions forum is where I hang out, so I went ahead and posted it.

About a year ago they caught some guy planning to fly a model with explosives into the White House I believe it was. I figured the "crap was going to hit the fan" then, but it kind of died out. But I am afraid the future doesn't look good for our modeling. I often cross the border from the US into Mexico, and fly my planes in Mexico. It is great fun to fly them off the beaches at low tide. I've been waiting for the overzealous guys at the border to question the models because of terrorism. It will probably happen soon. I wouldn't be surprised if they put model airplanes on the "forbidden to cross the border" list of things sometime soon.

Have fun while ya still can....

AV8TOR

earlwb

Well we had that guy here in the USA who was going to fly RC planes packed with explosives into government buildings in Washingotn DC.

Israel has had problems with the Hezbollah trying to fly their simple drones into their country off and on for a few years now.

So it isn't really a big surprise then.

I have seen some models able to fly using GPS already so it isn't too far off now before someone can program in the GPS coordinates and have a aircraft follow them.

Scota4570

A bit of a "Rube Goldberg" way to do something like this. I guess if you want to divert resources from serious threats and cause hand wringing it might be effective. Anything that we consiter a model can not carry enough consumer available "bang stuff" to do any real damage. So, why the attention?? Perhaps an excuse to pass leglislation to control us. Perish the thought.

av8tor1977

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Ha! What's new about that? Legislation to control us? I don't know of any legislation that has ever been done that wasn't designed to control the people. And more is coming...

AV8TOR

flyingagin

I believe you both are unfortunately very correct. It is all about controling us.
And any excuse will be pump up and exploited for their purpose, not our benefit.

Ken

ahicks

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The writing has been on the wall, plain to see for anyone that looked. This issue has already been visited by the FAA, and in my mind anyway, was the reason they were talking to us (the AMA) recently. The powers that be have already dealt with this on a level required to make them comfortable. That said, there's nothing to keep them from changing things as they are now, but that's not my point. My point is, they've already visited this line of thought, and dealt with it to their satisfaction?