<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">The fact is, if passed it'll be ignored as usual.<BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 9/8/10, John Fuqua <I><johnfuqua@embarqmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: John Fuqua <johnfuqua@embarqmail.com><BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Height of manuevers<BR>To: "'General pattern discussion'" <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><BR>Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 10:29 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>The fact that we are having this discussion only proves the point that we<BR>have no real way of determining, in real time, how high we are. We are<BR>guessing. If the 400 foot gets to be a HARD limit we are really screwed.<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A href="http://us.mc623.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A><BR>[mailto:<A href="http://us.mc623.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A>] On Behalf Of Bill's Email<BR>Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 8:50 PM<BR>To: <A href="http://us.mc623.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=scott@rcfoamy.com" ymailto="mailto:scott@rcfoamy.com">scott@rcfoamy.com</A>; General pattern discussion<BR>Subject: Re:
[NSRCA-discussion] Height of manuevers<BR><BR> Sorry, FAA AC 91-57 says 400 feet, period. When within 3 miles of an <BR>airport you need to contact the airport.<BR><BR>The AMA Safety Code reads 400 feet within 3 miles of an airport and to <BR>contact the airport. AMA added a comma which changed the whole meaning.<BR><BR>FAA is now writing new rules that will affect us, to what extent remains <BR>to be seen.<BR><BR><BR>AC 91-57 wording:<BR>Do not fly model aircraft higher than 400 feet above the surface.<BR>When flying aircraft within 3 miles of an airport, notify the airport <BR>operator, or when an air traffic facility is located at the airport, <BR>notify the control tower, or flight service station.<BR><BR><A href="http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAdvisoryCircular.nsf/0/"
target=_blank>http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAdvisoryCircular.nsf/0/</A><BR>1acfc3f689769a56862569e70077c9cc/$FILE/ATTBJMAC/ac91-57.pdf<BR><BR><BR>AMA Safety CODE:<BR><BR>3. I will not fly my model aircraft higher than approximately 400 feet <BR>above ground level, when within three (3) miles of an airport without <BR>notifying the airport operator.<BR><BR><BR><BR>On 9/8/10 6:37 PM, <A href="http://us.mc623.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=scott@rcfoamy.com" ymailto="mailto:scott@rcfoamy.com">scott@rcfoamy.com</A> wrote:<BR>> > From Greg at ama it is as the 1981 FAA advisory stated 400 feet agl<BR>within 3 miles of a CONTROLED airport.<BR>><BR>> If flying within 3 miles the airport has to be notified as they do for the<BR>sailplane events at the NATS.<BR>> Scott<BR>><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR><A
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