<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Ah, but we will be "<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font color="#1f497d" class="">drug to the bottom of the lake</font><font color="#1f497d" class="">”</font><font color="#1f497d" class=""> with a clear conscience.</font></span><div class=""><font color="#1f497d" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#1f497d" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Ron</span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><br class=""></span></font><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 16, 2015, at 3:27 PM, Keith Hoard via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" class="">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">So it’s basically the Lifeguard dilemma. Do I try to save the drowning man, or just throw him a floaty ring and swim away? <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">I believe that AMA tried to do the right thing with both Park Flyers and now Drones, but unfortunately we’re going to get drug to the bottom of the lake.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">-Keith Hoard<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">-<a href="mailto:klhoard@outlook.com" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">klhoard@outlook.com</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: windowtext;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: windowtext;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>NSRCA-discussion [<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>John Gayer via NSRCA-discussion<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, December 16, 2015 13:10<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>General pattern discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [NSRCA-discussion] FAA Registration begins December 21<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" class="">This is exactly the same issue the we as modelers have had with park flyers. They didn't join AMA, didn't get help from clubs or hobby shops, flew where they pleased, ran into things and did a lot crashing.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">However, the potential for damage was an order of magnitude less without the capabilities and technology built into the "drones". Also, the general public was not up in arms about peeking in bedroom windows, the government about drones in airport approach paths, crashes in stadiums, flying up into controlled airspace, etc.<br class="">You could say that the AMA didn't examine the history of the park flyers prior to promoting drones and should have but hindsight is always easier. Also the AMA has a history of trying to throw a tent over everything to do with modeling which I think most would consider a good idea.<br class=""><br class="">Where were all the objections when the drone craze started? I think we all considered it to be "not my problem". Now that it is our problem, "somebody shoulda done something".<br class=""><br class="">The question we should be asking and answering is: Where do we want go from here and how do we get there?<br class=""><br class="">John<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><span style="font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">_______________________________________________</span><br style="font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">NSRCA-discussion mailing list</span><br style="font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline; font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br style="font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline; font-family: ArialMS; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>