That's good to know. . . thanks Tony!! <br><br>
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<p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The AMA has great contacts with the FAA in these issues. As a matter of fact, I just saw a letter this weekend while I was in Muncie at an EC meeting,from the FAA to the AMA inviting the AMA to sit on a rules advisory board as THE AUTHORITY on model aircraft. This puts us in a great position where we are involved and have a say in what happens.</span></font></p>
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<p><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a> [mailto:<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>] <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Keith Hoard<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, January 24, 2008 1:38 AM<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</span></b> NSRCA Mailing List<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Fwd: Altitude limits</span></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Or. . . you can have some FAA bureaucrat in a back office write it into law (lumping model aircraft into the UAV category) and get it signed by the Administrator. . . . THEN we get to spend months or years fighting an uphill battle, paying lawyers and and politicians to go back and get the rule changed. . . meanwhile your local model field will get random checks from the local FAA FSDO office to check for compliance with the new 400' AGL rule. </span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">On Jan 23, 2008 4:41 PM, Lisa & Larry <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:lld613@psci.net" target="_blank">lld613@psci.net</a>> wrote:</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Be careful of the battles you choose. IMHO the AMA should be aware and should help those fields that come into this issue. If the issue leads to the FAA, then it is on a path to resolve conflict…</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">On the other hand, if the AMA goes in guns a blazing this may cause a reaction of, "oh, we missed that…AMA you are right…we (the FAA) will certainly be obliged to correct the document so that it reads *<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">must</span></b>*, the you *<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">will</span></b>* fly under 400ft AGL across the country…</span></font></p>
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<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January 23, 2008 12:51 PM<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</span></b> 'NSRCA Mailing List'<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Fwd: Altitude limits</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Don't we pay AMA dues to resolve things like this? If enforced it could shut down many types of models.</span></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original Message-----<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</span></b> <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a> [mailto:<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>] <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Ed White<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January 23, 2008 1:30 PM<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</span></b> NSRCA Mailing List<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Fwd: Altitude limits</span></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I'm not interpreting this the same way at all. First, the document is a notice of policy that has been released with the action only for feedback, not for compliance. It is not a policy yet and should not be being enforced just based on this document. Second, making AC 91-57 the authority under which model aircraft are flown is not the same as changing its contents from guidance to mandatory. The policy does not change any of the words of AC 91-57 and in fact repeats those words, "Model aircraft SHOULD [my caps] be flown below 400 feet above the surface ..." That is not the same as saying "Model aircraft MUST be flown below 400 feet above the surface ...". In order for the 400 foot limit to be mandatory, the FAA will need to change the existing AC which only provides "guidance that encourages good judgment on the part of operators...".<br>
<br>Nothing in the notice of policy suggests to me that the FAA is proposing to make any such change. <br><br>Ed<br><br><b><i><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">James Oddino <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:joddino@socal.rr.com" target="_blank">joddino@socal.rr.com</a>></span></i></b> wrote:</span></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">That used to be correct up till Feburary last year. Long story short. FAA (Advisory Circular) AC 91-57 for model airplanes has been around since 1981. It "advises" fly models below 400 feet AGL (above ground level). Because of the growing unmanned aircraft industry, last February the NTSB / FAA issued a "Policy Statement" in the Federal Register officially making AC 91-57 the "Authority" under which models will be flown. So as of last Feb. fly below 400 AGL is federal law. This information has recently been added to the FAA's own web site, and now it looks like the new policy is being enforced. </span></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#3d3d3d" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #3d3d3d">It is written in FAA Advisory Circular AC 91-57, dated June 9, 1981. You can download it from the the FAA website (<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.faa.gov/" target="_blank">www.faa.gov</a> and then type AC 91-57 into the search box).<br>
<br>It says "Do not fly model aircraft higher than 400 feet above the surface." This applies to any location. But because the next sentence says "When flying aircraft within 3 miles of an airport, notify the airport operator ..." some people misinterpret the requirement as 400 feet only when within 3 miles of an airport.<br>
<br>The key point is that it is an ADVISORY Circular. It outlines the FAA's preferred model aircraft operating standards, but compliance with the AC is voluntary. An AC is not the same as a FAR (Federal Aviation Regulation). <br>
<br>Ed<br><br><b><i><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Mark Atwood <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com" target="_blank">atwoodm@paragon-inc.com</a>></span></i></b> wrote: </span></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#3d3d3d" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #3d3d3d">It was always my understanding that we were never supposed to exceed 400 ft<br>
and that full scale aircraft were to stay above 500ft. But I'm not sure<br>where that's written...<br><br>-M<br><br><br>On 1/21/08 2:35 PM, "James Oddino" wrote:<br><br>> I'm getting some breaking news that there is some type of advisory<br>
> that says we shouldn't be flying above 400 feet at our field in<br>> Camarillo. Are there any general rules about altitude limits that we<br>> should be aware of? We are pretty far from the Camarillo airport and<br>
> never get close to any full size stuff so I don't understand why there<br>> would be a local restriction. More to follow I'm sure.<br>> <br>> Jim O<br>> _______________________________________________<br>
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