Question: How would the average modeler ever know about a given local FAR, NOTAM, etc? law or not it is not likely we would be aware of said regulation. Some folks, policy mongers and bureaucrats, will argue the letter of the law ad nauseum. In many ways it is similar to the FCC, lots of rules and laws and no way to possibly enforce most of them. Some guys are afraid to change modules in their transmitter for fear of breaking some FCC reg. Just don't get caught doing something really stupid. Fly with reasonable care, and know your location. We have lost enough of our civil liberties, let's not invent ways to limit our activities. That will come of it's own accord eventually.
After all, the AMA official flying site is immediately adjacent to a full scale airport. Not three miles. Go figure that one out. We were shut down from flying XC at the NATS this year because of a complaint from the airport staff. Several guys were flying directly in the pattern. We moved to the other side of the AMA site (still not three miles) away, and were flying well over 3,000 feet in some instances. Should we ask the FAA if that was OK? JD Endless Mountain Models http://www.scalesoaring.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Howard Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 4:53 PM > To: Ben Diss > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; soaring@airage.com > Subject: RE: [RCSE] High Altitude Glider > > Ben, > > <<<<<<<<< > In any event, if you are not a FAA licensed pilot or an airplane owner the > FAA has no means of enforcing anything against you. > >>>>>>>>>> > > FAR's are federal law. They apply to all individuals - pilots or not. > Violation of regulations may subject you to severe penalties - including > fines and jail time. > The AC "encourages voluntary compliance". Violations have no legal > ramifications. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Diss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 12:46 PM > To: Howard Mark > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; soaring@airage.com > Subject: Re: [RCSE] High Altitude Glider > > It does have some legal power as it show the "intent" of the FAA. > Judges can use these when interpreting FARs. Still, there is no FAR > that regulates models so I'm not sure any of this matters. In any > event, if you are not a FAA licensed pilot or an airplane owner the FAA > has no means of enforcing anything against you. > > -Ben > > > > > ************************************************************************ ** > * > This message is intended only for the use of the Addressee and may > contain information that is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. > > If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please erase all copies of the > message and its attachments and notify Space Imaging immediately. > ************************************************************************ ** > * > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note > that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format > with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and > AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
