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<DIV>Bill:<BR>What I was trying to show was that AMA has not waited until an
incident occurred, and the FAA jumped in and started putting restrictions on
us. AMA feels that if we help FAA to define what a model is, if/when
a problem occurs, they will know where we stand on the issue. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It also makes it very clear to modelers that might want to play with GPS
stuff in models that they may not be insured by AMA and may actually
need special approval to fly it.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This makes anyone who is being "curious" about autonomous flight
suspicious, and to be reported to the authorities.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The rule won't stop criminal activity, but will sure help us to identify it
and blow the whistle when needed!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Tony Stillman<BR>Radio South<BR>3702 N. Pace Blvd.<BR>Pensacola, FL
32505<BR>1-800-962-7802<BR><A
href="http://www.radiosouthrc.com">www.radiosouthrc.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=billglaze@triad.rr.com href="mailto:billglaze@triad.rr.com">Bill
Glaze</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 03, 2004 1:29
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: VCRC Official Business</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Tony:<BR>That's fine for us hobbyists, as far as it goes.
However, we have no intention of blowing up anything--hopefully not our
models! <BR>Unfortunately, it's possible to pass rules 'til hell freezes over,
and the only ones who will follow them, are those with no evil intent.
Those who want to do us harm, will not follow any rules of civilized
society. We've seen that. But, where concern makes itself felt,
surely rules and regulations are not far behind. Again, those who intend
to do us injury simply because we're Americans won't be the ones hamstringed
by laws.<BR>I hope the AMA is on top of this, and we have some sort of
lobbying power. This may be decided way over the FAA level. Are we
ready for that? I hope so.<BR><BR>Bill Glaze<BR><BR><A
class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:tony@radiosouthrc.com">tony@radiosouthrc.com</A> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid001f01c491d3$3fadd3a0$6401a8c0@tony type="cite"><PRE wrap="">AMA has been pro-active in this area. AMA discussed this with the FAA and
has re-defined what a "model airplane" really is. These changes are now in
the new safety code, which reflect issues on autonomous flight. We must
always remain in control of the airplane and in view of it as well.
Otherwise, it is not AMA insured and becomes a UAV...
Tony Stillman
Radio South
3702 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32505
1-800-962-7802
<A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="http://www.radiosouthrc.com">www.radiosouthrc.com</A>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin X. Moleski, SJ" <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="mailto:moleski@canisius.edu"><moleski@canisius.edu></A>
To: <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org"><discussion@nsrca.org></A>
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: VCRC Official Business
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">--On Friday, September 03, 2004 9:10 AM -0400 John Ferrell
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap=""><!----><A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="mailto:johnferrell@earthlink.net"><johnferrell@earthlink.net></A> wrote:
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">... Of greater concern are the autonomous unmanned aircraft. It is
possible to put together a GPS controlled device from off the
shelf supplies. ...
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">I think all we can do is to go on with our ordinary life, as
much as possible.
If anyone seems to be assembling a UAV or RPV, we should report
them to the authorities. There are perfectly good reasons
to develop such aircraft for commercial and agricultural
applications (e.g., the Japanese helicopter that sprays
fields using GPS guidance and an autopilot, aerial photography
over sports events, weather investigation, etc.). The
innocent should be cleared to continue their work.
Marty #2874
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