<div dir="ltr">I read the full text of their interpretation of the "special rule for model aircraft" last night, I think the potential impact to pattern is their attempt to reinforce the 400 foot altitude limit (with no radius considerations for full scale airports) and extend the full scale airport notification radius to 5 miles (from 3 that was in 91-57) to require notification of model aircraft activity.<div>
<br></div><div><br></div><div>Their absolute denial of goggle-based FPV (the pilot MUST always maintain LOS to their plane, it's not sufficient to have a spotter ready to take over) is going to create a lot of lawlessness in the FPV community but shouldn't impact pattern.</div>
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    <div>Actually, the FAA is now prohibiting
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<a href="http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-faa-is-trying-to-ban-first-person-view-drone-flights?trk_source=recommended" target="_blank">http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-faa-is-trying-to-ban-first-person-view-drone-flights?trk_source=recommended</a><br>

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<a href="http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=16474&cid=TW223" target="_blank">http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=16474&cid=TW223</a><br>
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<a href="http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/uas/media/model_aircraft_spec_rule.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/uas/media/model_aircraft_spec_rule.pdf</a><br>
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      On 6/24/14, 7:27 AM, Scott McHarg via NSRCA-discussion wrote:<br>
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        <div class="gmail_default">Gentlemen,</div>
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          in USA Today.  It doesn't really affect us as Pattern folk but
          it is something we should be cognizant of as well as be on the
          lookout at our local fields for.  The main thing is that the
          FAA is allowing FPV flight but not outside of visual range.
           I've seen many many people take their quad copters far beyond
          visual range.  Big fines can happen for sure.</div>
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