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  1. witchfingers

    FAA Announces their rules for radio controlled aircraft

    What we fly is model aircraft which is not mentioned anywhere in the law. There are many fixed wing drones. If I put gps and fpv on my planes, then it would fall under the suav catagory. Thats the way I read it. They will clarify eventually.
  2. witchfingers

    FAA Announces their rules for radio controlled aircraft

    Small anmanned aircraft systems. Same thing.
  3. witchfingers

    FAA Announces their rules for radio controlled aircraft

    I looked up the definition of small unmanned aircraft vehicles and they are drones. They use video or gps to fly and cannot comply with the "see and avoid" rule. The faa link to register shows a "drone" in a picture. It also refers to drones a few times. I think it is a poorly written law but I...
  4. witchfingers

    FAA Announces their rules for radio controlled aircraft

    I read that stupid faa link. They show a picture of a quad copter. I will play stupid on this one. It doesn't say big smokey edge, so I am not going to worry about it until AMA says I fly an "Anmanned Aerial System". Then, I will sever my ties with the ama.
  5. witchfingers

    FAA Announces their rules for radio controlled aircraft

    Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. I guess technically my edge does not have a man in it. If I put the bust of a dude in it am I good?
  6. witchfingers

    FAA Announces their rules for radio controlled aircraft

    My brother went to the faa link and apparently the license is for drones only. He may be wrong. I will have to check.
  7. witchfingers

    FAA Announces their rules for radio controlled aircraft

    Kites??? Does my 4 year old need a FAA number? Footballs,volleyballs, soccerballs, baseballs, the beaver dam I blew up. All of these things fly through the air. Do they apply?
  8. witchfingers

    FAA Announces their rules for radio controlled aircraft

    By the way, if a rc event, huck event, fun fly requires I have the FAA number, I will boycot that too.
  9. witchfingers

    FAA Announces their rules for radio controlled aircraft

    It is all about line of sight. That is the rule. If you are flying way up high and using electronic visual means instead of watching the craft with your own eyes, you are in violation. Period. The multi rotors that use camera guidance should require a class and a license to operate. If it is...
  10. witchfingers

    FAA Announces their rules for radio controlled aircraft

    It's really not about the money per say for me, it is about the stupidity of it all. The people that sit in their gubment office and dictate laws when they really have no clue what is going on in the real world. Only to get my name and address along with my money and put it in the special file...
  11. witchfingers

    FAA Announces their rules for radio controlled aircraft

    So I am not going to register. What that law from 2012 means is that we "ama members" that operate at an ama field are not reqired to have the faa license. If someone shows up at my club and asks to see the faa license, I show them my ama and inform them of the 2012 law. Simple.
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