Great Podcast on FAA proposal from EAA.

[dave siegler]

Former  Jr Stunt champion Sean Elliot VP of Advocacy and Flight safety for EAA discuss the FAA procedure and do a fair and blanced job. 

Unlike AMA Control Line, Free flight and rockets are considered. 

http://inspire.eaa.org/eaas-green-dot-podcast/

[Dave Hull]

They put forth a pretty good top-level assessment.

Makes me feel like 30+ years of EAA dues was money well spent.

Dave Hull
EAA 299641

[Steve Dwyer]

I have listened to the 45 min Green Dot AMA discussion and read the above release.

It's so frustrating to hear the AMA and EAA members as well describe their views on why the FAA should alter its position on placing restrictions on the use of unmanned models.

The AMA is urging its members to PLEASE as a last chance effort to plead with the FAA. To give them your constructive views and reasons why they one, should extend the response time frame beyond March 2 which is now a closed door and two, state the benefits of keeping our flying field clubs out of their area of control. Unfortunately, as someone has already said I think the ship has sailed.

Pleading a case, these rules will hamper the development of the future of modeling which often leads to full-size aviation is probably the best argument that can be mustered but It is weak. The FAA has responded with, the imminent threat to the public is too severe to wait, action must now be taken. Our interest in flying safe and the future of our sacred model aviation is a weak argument when compared to a life-threatening situation. This AMA stance leaves the FAA boxed in with no choice.

In my opinion, if the AMA now at the 11th hour pulled in its belt and stood to say we now wish to move to separate the AMA from the drone world, Stop trying to distinguish the differences over what should and should not be considered unmanned. How does this help the government with their decision? Give them something tangible to consider, something definitive where we the AMA wishes to take action to help with the control as well. That we also believe the manufacture, sale, and use of drones will continue to be a threat to our airspace that we have over 80 years of safe behavior to consider. Before the advent of the drones, the FAA paid little attention to the model airplane world. We must separate and detach ourselves. Tell the FAA if they wish to ban the sale and use of drones we will stand with them. Impose a change of our club bylaws before March 2 to disallow all use of drones and on a national level rule to remove all advertising in the upcoming magazine. How badly does the AMA want to stay under the FAA radar on this issue? We will learn very soon.