[NSRCA-discussion] FAA Registration begins December 21

[Dana Beaton]

As AMA members, we get timely communications and educational information targeted to our interests in aeromodeling.  #4) below could extend educational outreach to registered owners who are not AMA members, just another route to get the word out, wether it is a TFR or topic of interest.  That could certainly be a positive aspect for the whole lot of us who own and enjoy flying RC models.  While I am certainly glad that AMA is advocating for us with Uncle Sam, I am not categorically opposed to receiving helpful information from other sources that helps (there’s that word again) us ALL fly safely.

I also get that the AMA is asking us to hold off on registration, to wait while they regroup.  This begs the question “do I (we) really want the AMA (or any organization) to register me (us) with the FAA as a drone owner?  On the one hand, we can see this as the AMA providing a membership service, a convenience for us if they are able to connect with this registration process that is rolling out against their advice: On the other hand, if AMA is able to register you with the FAA using your AMA number, do you lose the opportunity to opt out, if you were so inclined to not go along with registration in the first place? An individual decision for each one of us, or are we just now part of the intellectual property of AARP for the general purposes of AARP? LOL

For me, today, I am 100% in favor of AMA advocating for us as aeromodelers; I am not so sure that I want any organization to register me on my behalf.  What say you?
  

> On Dec 18, 2015, at 8:28 AM, John Fuqua via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
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> For all of us who have worked for the military/government we always had immediate and targeted education activities as a mandatory condition of employment.   Miss your training and lose your access.   Could be where FAA is headed.
>  
> From: NSRCA-discussion [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of W Anthony Abdullah via NSRCA-discussion
> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 11:03 PM
> To: Dana Beaton; General pattern discussion
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] FAA Registration begins December 21
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> # 4 sounds scary! Something about "immediate and targeted education activities" makes me a little uneasy. A knock at the door at 3:00AM and a nightstick to the head can be pretty educational. Not suggesting they would do that, it just doesn't feel right.
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> On Dec 17, 2015, at 5:28 PM, Dana Beaton via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>> wrote:
> 
>> From page 39-40:
>> "Registration will 1) make it easier to identify the owners of the aircraft which has been involved in an “incident;” 2) facilitate compliance and education, and when appropriate, enforcement action; 3) encourage accountability by holding owner’s responsible for use and 4) establish a future basis for FAA to engage in immediate and targeted education activities which might not otherwise occur. "
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>> On Dec 17, 2015, at 5:16 PM, Scott McHarg via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>> wrote:
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>>> Sorry, that was page 36 for non-political individuals.
>>> 
>>> Scott A. McHarg
>>> VSCL / CANVASS U.A.S. Research Pilot
>>> Texas A&M University
>>> PPL - ASEL
>>>  
>>> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Scott McHarg <scmcharg at gmail.com <mailto:scmcharg at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> According to them.....
>>>  
>>> http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/media/2015-12-13_2120-AK82_RIA.pdf <http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/media/2015-12-13_2120-AK82_RIA.pdf>
>>>  
>>> "Benefits" start on page 29
>>> 
>>> Scott A. McHarg
>>> VSCL / CANVASS U.A.S. Research Pilot
>>> Texas A&M University
>>> PPL - ASEL
>>>  
>>> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Ted Sander via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>> wrote:
>>>  
>>> Missing from the official publicity of all this is the “What is this going to do?”.  Is there any “official” information about what registration hopes to accomplish (as opposed to the “they’re coming to get us” theories)?  Even if it was a page of “Know before you fly” info during the registration process, I would be more supportive.  But all I can speculate on is that it is to “Hope we find that one little part that has the registration number on it”.  We’ve all seen RC mid-airs and crashes, and know that often full recovery of parts is very difficult.  If something bad happens, the odds seem pretty low that even if there is a number, it will be found and traced to the owner, even if there is one!
>>> It would perhaps be better to have the FCC mandate registering receivers/control units that have and “squawk” a unique identifier, than this poorly thought out solution!
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