I am still on the fence as to what to do. I have not flown a plane this year, partly because of back pain and some other things like my wife not being well for several months. And, partly because I have no idea how this is going to all play out. I have pretty much decided that I will not sign up with the FAA as I do not want to get involved in what may later become something more than it might be now. I belong to a model club that fly's both R/C and control line. From what the club president said no one in the club is going to sign up either. Although they are all still flying as far as I know.
Since the club field is 27 miles from my house, I have not been over to check them out.
Yeah John, I did read the two articles in MA and the overstepping of the FAA. I do not see any solution short term and it looks like the states are starting to get involved. Some have already written laws that did not pass at least the first time around, to stop all model flying in their state. Looks to me like just a matter of time.
I still play with my ignition engines, and may try my hand at building a few tether or R/C cars based on spark engines. It really has thrown a monkey wrench in the works, and I am just to old to fight it anymore. I know that sounds like a cop out, but I do not see how this can possibly work out for our good. The more you fight with them, the more they will dig in their heels and fight back. My experience in such cases is they will want to proclaim their power to control our activity all the more.
Am I just old and negative, or is this not reality. If you have anything positive to say that is in the realm of real solutions that you think might possibly happen I would like to hear them. If not I may be done with flying at least. At 75 years old it is a shame to end it this way, but I just do not have much hope for model aviation as we know it. Once the government gets involved it will be full steam ahead.