<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Somehow, I get the feeling that, for the faa, "Best Practices" would be the models stay in the hanger in perpetuity...</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;">
Dealing with the FAA on the 400 foot limit would appear to be a game
of whack-a-mole.<br>
AC 91-57A Change 1 does not appear to define "best practices"
although staying below 400 feet would appear to be one of them. In
fact, best practices for models does not appear to be defined for
model aircraft anywhere on the FAA site.<br>
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I did however find the guidance for law enforcement to do with model
aircraft. If you keep a copy of this in your flight box and insist
the law enforcement person read it before proceeding, I doubt you
will ever see them at the field again. The only good part is that
400 feet is not mentioned.<br>
There is the odd rule that you must register any model purchased
after 12/21/15 even though you do not have to register yourself
until next month. So I gather you will have to register early if you
got a Christmas present and want to fly it soon. If you already flew
it you should probably turn yourself in immediately and miss the
playoffs this weekend.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.faa.gov/uas/regulations_policies/media/faa_uas-po_lea_guidance.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.faa.gov/uas/regulations_policies/media/faa_uas-po_lea_guidance.pdf</a><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/15/2016 8:48 PM, Ed Alt via
NSRCA-discussion wrote:<br>
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