Tim,
How is the new FAA regulation going to impact model airplane aficionados?
I'm not in tune with that hobby so I don't know what 0.55 pound means wrt a model airplane. ...Jim Thompson
Tim,
How is the new FAA regulation going to impact model airplane aficionados?
I'm not in tune with that hobby so I don't know what 0.55 pound means wrt a model airplane. ...Jim Thompson
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It means they all have to register and put the ID's on their models. But not for each model, they can reuse the number.
Add's more realism ;)
Cheers
It makes for a bunch of pissed-off model airplane aficionados, particularly since Congress put "hands off model airplanes" language into the most recent FAA funding rules.
0.55 pounds means little rubber-powered jobbies, quad copters no bigger than the palm of your hand, and RC planes with wingspan of no more than 16 inches or so (your mileage may vary -- a good builder can always make a big thing lighter, a poor builder can always make a little thing heavier).-- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services
.55lbs isn't a lot of battery, so I imagine it'll affect most.
Do you have to file a flight plan yet?
Basically, yes - you have to let the nearest airport know if you're operating within 5 miles and observe any NOTAMs (NOtice To Air Men).
-- Grizzly H.
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