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Forum: AMA Discussions
10-04-2020, 02:24 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

Factually inaccurate. FAA does not "create" laws....

Factually inaccurate. FAA does not "create" laws. Congress does.


Even AMA says the test is coming (note 1).


Read the words of the law. It doesn't say the FAA must recognize anything, just...
Forum: AMA Discussions
10-03-2020, 09:44 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

One of the many things I hope to learn,...

One of the many things I hope to learn, definitively, as a result of my FOIA submission.


FAA is aware of all sorts of things go "down," but that does not equal approval.


The discussion is...
Forum: AMA Discussions
10-03-2020, 09:32 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

Maybe in your case. You can't comment on what...

Maybe in your case. You can't comment on what other irons I have in the fire...
Forum: AMA Discussions
10-03-2020, 06:29 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

That’s not how the Constitution works. It’s not...

That’s not how the Constitution works. It’s not that they don’t discriminate, it’s that you are forced to associate AT ALL with any private dues collecting organization in order to enjoy special...
Forum: AMA Discussions
10-03-2020, 06:24 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

Actually, you’re wrong. There is nothing in...

Actually, you’re wrong. There is nothing in current “LAW” about FRIAs. Only a proposed rule, which are often found unconstitutional when challenged.
Forum: AMA Discussions
10-01-2020, 03:56 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

What makes it unconsitutional has nothing to do...

What makes it unconsitutional has nothing to do with whether there's one or a handful of private organizations. What makes it unconstitutional is forcing one to associate with ANY private dues...
Forum: AMA Discussions
10-01-2020, 02:39 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

I think the AMA's plan works until FAA HQ (i.e....

I think the AMA's plan works until FAA HQ (i.e. FAA IG / FAA legal) starts learning these waivers in PUBLIC airspace are limited to ONLY members of a PRIVATE dues collecting organization. Absent a...
Forum: AMA Discussions
10-01-2020, 08:57 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

Unfortunately, much of what was "as you always...

Unfortunately, much of what was "as you always have" is now explicitly illegal under 49 USC 44809(a)(6).

Therefore AMA telling members to "just keep flying as you always have" is in fact AMA...
Forum: AMA Discussions
10-01-2020, 03:01 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

This post goes into my "follow up" file. For when...

This post goes into my "follow up" file. For when the results of my FOIA request come back, which was for ALL such waivers issued to AMA, its sanctioned clubs, its sanctioned flying fields, or its...
Forum: AMA Discussions
10-01-2020, 01:50 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

The other issues is on the FAA side. As the IG...

The other issues is on the FAA side. As the IG (office usually handling FOIAs) is looking into the FOIA questions, they'll quickly discover that if indeed there were waivers granted, that only...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-30-2020, 08:01 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

If everything we're being told is on the up and...

If everything we're being told is on the up and up, and if there are in fact waivers, then asking the question shouldn't "stir" anything.

But if the FAA is bound to the equal protection clause. So...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-30-2020, 03:52 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

Awww.. what the he**. I submitted a FOIA request...

Awww.. what the he**. I submitted a FOIA request to FAA for:

- All waivers to 49 USC 44809(a)(6) granted to the Academy of Model Aeronautics, its sanctioned clubs, flying sites, and/or agents, to...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-29-2020, 07:49 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

Why is asking a question, as allowed by FOIA,...

Why is asking a question, as allowed by FOIA, stirring up anything? If AMA, its sanctioned clubs, and its agents are following 49 USC 44809(a)(5) and/or (a)(6), or have waivers from FAA, then there...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-26-2020, 03:05 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

You should really study your legal systems. Just...

You should really study your legal systems. Just because something is legal under state law, does not mean it's legal under federal law. The feds retain authority to charge in Federal court such...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-26-2020, 03:03 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

First, absent a letter from FAA exempting them...

First, absent a letter from FAA exempting them from 49 USC §44809(a), the FAA hasn't "blessed" anything. And if such a letter existed, I'm pretty confident AMA would be shouting it from the rooftops...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-26-2020, 02:07 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

All it takes is a few well placed letters to...

All it takes is a few well placed letters to city/township/airport attorneys noting the limits of 49 USC §44809(a), reminding them they do not have authority to waive that. Then point out that now...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-26-2020, 02:03 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

49 USC §44809(a)(5) and 49 USC §44809(a)(6) The...

49 USC §44809(a)(5) and 49 USC §44809(a)(6)
The link to Federal LAW is appended for your convenience.


Has AMA indemnified the participants against any FAA fines for willful operation in...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-26-2020, 10:42 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

RemoteID? Go back and read the words. I never...

RemoteID? Go back and read the words. I never said they'd won.
Operational Limits? AMA wanted none. FAA won.
Testing? AMA didn't want any. FAA won.
Registration? AMA wanted exemption, or AMA...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-26-2020, 09:49 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

Because FAA knows they're going to win the...

Because FAA knows they're going to win the RemoteID battle. Just as they won the testing battle. Just as they won the operational limitations battle. Just as they won the end of 336 battle. Just as...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-26-2020, 04:16 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

Just because AMA says something does not make it...

Just because AMA says something does not make it true. I seem to remember piles of communications saying how the FAA reauthorization bill was going well. Only to find out the complete opposite later.
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-26-2020, 04:14 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

I can say that staffers absolutely hate that. A...

I can say that staffers absolutely hate that. A group comes in, in this case AMA, and presents itself as advocating for the entire hobby. But then the staff later learns, for example during FliteTest...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-20-2020, 05:26 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

AMA will not back away from drones now, for to do...

AMA will not back away from drones now, for to do so would be to (a) admit their initial embrace of them was in fact an error, (b) look indecisive in front of the FAA, and (c) all but write off any...
Forum: AMA Discussions
04-13-2020, 04:16 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

Couldn't resist the pedantic comment could you?

Couldn't resist the pedantic comment could you?
Forum: AMA Discussions
04-13-2020, 04:17 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

For what it's worth, I'm designing and 3D...

For what it's worth, I'm designing and 3D printing universal anchors for helis, MRs, and FW that I can use in a rack I'm building for the back of my SUV. The road to my land is pretty rough, and...
Forum: AMA Discussions
03-11-2020, 07:06 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 82,894
Posted By franklin_m

And yet none of the above really matters, whether...

And yet none of the above really matters, whether it's museum property, USAF property, or federal property.

What does matter is :
How are those AMA membership numbers trending? ...
How are their...
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