<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Scott, you mean the FAA actually listened to something the MA said? I am shocked -- SHOCKED, I tell you...</div><div><br></div><div><span name="x"></span><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span style="color: #8b8b8b;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Phil Spelt, KCRC Emeritus, Secretary<br>AMA 1294, Scientific Leader Member<br>SPA L-18, Board Member<br>(865) 435-1476v (865) 604-0541c</span></strong><strong><br></strong></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span><span name="x"></span><br></div><br><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:#0000ff">Steve,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:#0000ff"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:#0000ff">Actually, you're correct. The 400 ft. AGL max was a carry over from Advisory Circular 91-57 and was how the FAA was separating small UAS from manned airspace. This rule was not carried over into the current rules on AMA's recommendation to the FAA.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><b style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: large;" data-mce-style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: large;" size="4">Scott A. McHarg</span></b><br><div>VSCL / CANVASS U.A.S. Research Pilot</div><div>Texas A&M University</div><div>PPL - ASEL</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Steve Hannah via NSRCA-discussion <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>There is no 400ft max limit. Why do people keep inventing this restriction? Nowhere in the IFR does it state this limitation. <br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On Dec 14, 2015, at 10:49, Ed Alt via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> wrote:<br><div><br></div></div><blockquote><div><div></div><div>Personally, I've never been over the 399 ft mark. I don't know anyone who has.</div><div><br>On Dec 14, 2015, at 1:31 PM, Vicente Bortone via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> wrote:<br><div><br></div></div><blockquote><div>How we deal with 400 ft max? We fly <span></span>higher <div><br></div><div>VB<br><div><br></div>On Monday, December 14, 2015, Robert L. Beaubien via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Scott McHarg via NSRCA-discussion<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 14, 2015 11:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> General pattern discussion <<a>nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NSRCA-discussion] FAA Registration begins December 21<span style="text-decoration: underline;" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:blue"> You only have to register once and you don't have to individually register all of your models.<span style="text-decoration: underline;" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:blue">Registration is $5 but you'll get that back if you register in the first 30 days, I believe.<span style="text-decoration: underline;" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:blue">Have a look at the link and prepare to be upset.....<span style="text-decoration: underline;" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>
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</blockquote></div><br><div><br></div>-- <br>Vicente "Vince" Bortone<br>
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