AKfreak
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So this isnt just a hit to Drones, its a hit to anything that is in the air. So it would be illegal for little Johnny to build a paper plane and throw it. Imagine the NTSB investigation of the accident where Little Johhnys paper plane was flown into the eye of little Samantha. Total Bull.
You see this is yet another situation where the government creates laws so they can have a catch all to go after select indiuals. It will be like the Pot laws.. Its legal to smoke it in Cali, Co, NV, ect.. But when the Feds want to make an example of you, here comes the jack booted thugs to ruin your life for engaging in a harmless activity. It will be a law that no one listens to, and will be selectively enforced.
Again this isn't just for multirotors, my EF MXS with DA50 is a big @$$ drone in the eyes of the FAA and NTSB. I will say one good thing will come of this, I will finally be able to make money with my DRONES. I will get a UAV ticket and start a business. I have $25 grand worth of multi rotors. The problem is all that gear will be worthless because none of it will ever be certified as airworthy unless it has been tested and approved by the FAA. So that same $500 flight controller I have will cost $5000-$1000 and have Garmin on it. All of the big companies that are already building FAA certified gear will snatch up these small companies like DJI, XAircraft, Zero-UAV, JR, Futaba, ect.. and bolt them on as a turn key operation and submit it all for approval. Basically all the cool little toys will be so expensive that we can no longer afford to own them. General aviation used to be affordable, but for a hobby its not anymore. We will say RC used to be affordable, but not anymore.
Times are changing fast, and the only hopes we have is the AMA. The AMA is he only body of people large enough to lobby congress to use common sense with respect to RC. I 100% agree there should be no commercial use of RC Hobby gear. I also 100% agree there should be FAA approved RC gear and a commercial certification for RC aircraft anf pilots who wish to use RC as a business. The commercial use of Hobby drones/aircraft is the problem. If you use an RC aircraft to make money, you need to do it exactly the same was as any other commercial aircraft does. The problem is you cannot, and instead of setting up programs to allow this to happen they just want to make it illegal. This just isn't acceptable. I love RC, and I will not stop flying because of the laws. With that said, I dont want to get shot in the head by a Henderson Police man because he said I was trying to attack him with my multi rotor when I was trying to land.
This was going to happen sooner or later, I just hope we can get it sorted without myself or any of you becoming a criminal, because this is exactly what is going to happen if everything sticks they way it is right now.
You see this is yet another situation where the government creates laws so they can have a catch all to go after select indiuals. It will be like the Pot laws.. Its legal to smoke it in Cali, Co, NV, ect.. But when the Feds want to make an example of you, here comes the jack booted thugs to ruin your life for engaging in a harmless activity. It will be a law that no one listens to, and will be selectively enforced.
Again this isn't just for multirotors, my EF MXS with DA50 is a big @$$ drone in the eyes of the FAA and NTSB. I will say one good thing will come of this, I will finally be able to make money with my DRONES. I will get a UAV ticket and start a business. I have $25 grand worth of multi rotors. The problem is all that gear will be worthless because none of it will ever be certified as airworthy unless it has been tested and approved by the FAA. So that same $500 flight controller I have will cost $5000-$1000 and have Garmin on it. All of the big companies that are already building FAA certified gear will snatch up these small companies like DJI, XAircraft, Zero-UAV, JR, Futaba, ect.. and bolt them on as a turn key operation and submit it all for approval. Basically all the cool little toys will be so expensive that we can no longer afford to own them. General aviation used to be affordable, but for a hobby its not anymore. We will say RC used to be affordable, but not anymore.
Times are changing fast, and the only hopes we have is the AMA. The AMA is he only body of people large enough to lobby congress to use common sense with respect to RC. I 100% agree there should be no commercial use of RC Hobby gear. I also 100% agree there should be FAA approved RC gear and a commercial certification for RC aircraft anf pilots who wish to use RC as a business. The commercial use of Hobby drones/aircraft is the problem. If you use an RC aircraft to make money, you need to do it exactly the same was as any other commercial aircraft does. The problem is you cannot, and instead of setting up programs to allow this to happen they just want to make it illegal. This just isn't acceptable. I love RC, and I will not stop flying because of the laws. With that said, I dont want to get shot in the head by a Henderson Police man because he said I was trying to attack him with my multi rotor when I was trying to land.
This was going to happen sooner or later, I just hope we can get it sorted without myself or any of you becoming a criminal, because this is exactly what is going to happen if everything sticks they way it is right now.
