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That's the problem with being a johnny-come-lately. I'm 62, a
fourth-generation Californian and have lived my entire life here, and I
certainly don't feel as threatened as you do (though I've noticed that a
lot of people tend to get paranoid as they get older). Yes, California
is getting crowded because just about everybody in the world, it seems,
wants to live here. The people freezing their asses off back east will
likely give it some thought when they hear about our recent 70deg+
weather; not to mention the relative abundance of jobs--including
yours--being created in spite of our nazi-communist-facist-socialist
government.
Your claim that the FAA "wants to treat my 7 pound model airplane that
does not fly out of my sight or place anyone or anything in danger like
all aircraft and make me be licensed to fly it. of course the license is
not free" is factually incorrect. The truth is here:
https://www.faa.gov/uas/model_aircraft/
It took all of 10 seconds of internet searching to find this, although I
was probably already more informed about this than you ever will be
because I'm a private pilot and have been following this topic in the
news and aviation publications for quite a while. Yes, pilots really are
concerned about this as there have already been several reported
instances of 'near misses' with both commercial and general aviation
aircraft. And, your 7lb RC aircraft could do significant
damage--possibly even cause a crash (birds have brought down aircraft,
see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549)--to a light
aircraft traveling at speeds in excess of 100MPH, and the airlines are
rightfully concerned about someone flying one of the larger drones into
an airliner full of passengers (don't think it could happen? Ever hear
about the idiots pointing lasers at aircraft?).
California is such a terrible place for RC aircraft enthusiasts they
build special 'airports'--there's one in nearby Livermore--so that the
RC people have their own runway, airspace and parking to indulge their
hobby. At the park I often run at--Rancho San Antonio in Los Altos--the
RC people had their own area and there were some conflicts so the
terrible California people said "Hey, let's fence off part of the park
for the RC aircraft people and tell others to stay the hell away from
it." Problem solved. And, your attempt to conflate a federal agency,
the FAA--ever ask yourself what the big 'F' stands for?--with the state
of California get's an 'A' for creativity, but an 'F' for veracity.
Side note: the FAA rules seem onerous at times--the FAR, the book of
regulations for pilots, is 2-3 inches thick of fine print--but I respect
them because most were written because somebody--often, a lot of
somebodies--died. The FAA is indeed struggling with this, as they are
trying to balance the 'rights' of the RC/drone people with the rights of
everybody else.
I could go on, but I'm probably pushing the limit on message size, but
I'll say one more thing: Apparently, you moved to California in '71
because California afforded you an opportunity for a good career; a
career that has done so well for you that you are now able to
contemplate retirement. Yet you can't resist taking a swipe at the very
state that afforded you this opportunity and enabled you to prosper.
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Cheers,
Bob
On 2/13/2016 10:22 PM, Michael MacLean wrote:
> I moved here in 1971. It was a very different place back then. Not as
> crowded and not as regulated in all aspects of life. These days you
> can't keep up with all the nanny state laws being passed every year.
> You can be a law abiding citizen one day and a potential felon the
> next. Every year brings more regulations and control over almost
> everything you do. Let's not get started on the gun control issue.
> Now they can take all your firearms with no crime having been
> committed. All someone has to do is convince a judge you MIGHT do
> something to yourself or someone else. If that is not the thought
> police, I don't know what is. Yes, you don't have to smog a car made
> before 1975, but every year some lame brain democrat will introduce a
> bill to make ALL cars have to undergo smog either retro actively or be
> destroyed even though they do not contribute even 1 percent of the
> smog to California. That bimbo from the San Francisco are Fran Pavley
> tried to get all motorcycles have to undergo smog tests retroactively
> back many years over a certain engine size. Never mind motorcycles
> are not ridden as much or as often as automobiles or are a mall
> percentage of all vehicles on the road. Luckily it was defeated. It
> all started going down hill when the legislature in California went
> for being is session for six months out of the year to year round.
> Yes Bob I do feel free to leave this quagmire of rules and control of
> personal liberties. Every one of my hobbies I will pursue when I
> retire is now being controlled by either the state of California or as
> in my radio control hobby the federal government being the FAA in
> particular. The FAA wants to treat my 7 pound model airplane that
> does not fly out of my sight or place anyone or anything in danger
> like all aircraft and make me be licensed to fly it. of course the
> license is not free. You have to pay for the government to control
> you. I retire from the railroad at the end of the year and am
> seriously eyeing Arizona as a retirement destination. At least there
> I don't worry about an new firearm law being passed every 5 minutes.
> Mike MacLean
> <http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rrengineer.mike@att.net>
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That's the problem with being a johnny-come-lately. I'm 62, a
fourth-generation Californian and have lived my entire life here,
and I certainly don't feel as threatened as you do (though I've
noticed that a lot of people tend to get paranoid as they get
older). Yes, California is getting crowded because just about
everybody in the world, it seems, wants to live here. The people
freezing their asses off back east will likely give it some thought
when they hear about our recent 70deg+ weather; not to mention the
relative abundance of jobs--including yours--being created in spite
of our nazi-communist-facist-socialist government.<br>
<br>
Your claim that the FAA "wants to treat my 7 pound model airplane
that does not fly out of my sight or place anyone or anything in
danger like all aircraft and make me be licensed to fly it. of
course the license is not free" is factually incorrect. The truth
is here: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.faa.gov/uas/model_aircraft/";>https://www.faa.gov/uas/model_aircraft/</a>Â Â
<br>
<br>
It took all of 10 seconds of internet searching to find this,
although I was probably already more informed about this than you
ever will be because I'm a private pilot and have been following
this topic in the news and aviation publications for quite a while.Â
Yes, pilots really are concerned about this as there have already
been several reported instances of 'near misses' with both
commercial and general aviation aircraft. And, your 7lb RC aircraft
could do significant damage--possibly even cause a crash (birds have
brought down aircraft, see
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549";>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549</a>)--to
a light
aircraft traveling at speeds in excess of 100MPH, and the airlines
are rightfully concerned about someone flying one of the larger
drones into an airliner full of passengers (don't think it could
happen? Ever hear about the idiots pointing lasers at aircraft?). Â
<br>
<br>
California is such a terrible place for RC aircraft enthusiasts they
build special 'airports'--there's one in nearby Livermore--so that
the RC people have their own runway, airspace and parking to indulge
their hobby. At the park I often run at--Rancho San Antonio in Los
Altos--the RC people had their own area and there were some
conflicts so the terrible California people said "Hey, let's fence
off part of the park for the RC aircraft people and tell others to
stay the hell away from it." Problem solved. And, your attempt to
conflate a federal agency, the FAA--ever ask yourself what the big
'F' stands for?--with the state of California get's an 'A' for
creativity, but an 'F' for veracity. Side note: the FAA rules seem
onerous at times--the FAR, the book of regulations for pilots, is
2-3 inches thick of fine print--but I respect them because most were
written because somebody--often, a lot of somebodies--died. The FAA
is indeed struggling with this, as they are trying to balance the
'rights' of the RC/drone people with the rights of everybody else.<br>
<br>
I could go on, but I'm probably pushing the limit on message size,
but I'll say one more thing: Apparently, you moved to California in
'71 because California afforded you an opportunity for a good
career; a career that has done so well for you that you are now able
to contemplate retirement. Yet you can't resist taking a swipe at
the very state that afforded you this opportunity and enabled you to
prosper.<br>
<br>
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Bob<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/13/2016 10:22 PM, Michael MacLean
wrote:<br>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455427533455_60610" dir="ltr">I moved
here in 1971. It was a very different place back then. Not as
crowded and not as regulated in all aspects of life. These
days you can't keep up with all the nanny state laws being
passed every year. You can be a law abiding citizen one day
and a potential felon the next. Every year brings more
regulations and control over almost everything you do. Let's
not get started on the gun control issue. Now they can take
all your firearms with no crime having been committed. All
someone has to do is convince a judge you MIGHT do something
to yourself or someone else. If that is not the thought
police, I don't know what is. Yes, you don't have to smog a
car made before 1975, but every year some lame brain democrat
will introduce a bill to make ALL cars have to undergo smog
either retro actively or be destroyed even though they do not
contribute even 1 percent of the smog to California. That
bimbo from the San Francisco are Fran Pavley tried to get all
motorcycles have to undergo smog tests retroactively back many
years over a certain engine size. Never mind motorcycles are
not ridden as much or as often as automobiles or are a mall
percentage of all vehicles on the road. Luckily it was
defeated. It all started going down hill when the legislature
in California went for being is session for six months out of
the year to year round. Yes Bob I do feel free to leave this
quagmire of rules and control of personal liberties. Every one
of my hobbies I will pursue when I retire is now being
controlled by either the state of California or as in my radio
control hobby the federal government being the FAA in
particular. The FAA wants to treat my 7 pound model airplane
that does not fly out of my sight or place anyone or anything
in danger like all aircraft and make me be licensed to fly it.
of course the license is not free. You have to pay for the
government to control you. I retire from the railroad at the
end of the year and am seriously eyeing Arizona as a
retirement destination. At least there I don't worry aboutÂ
an new firearm law being passed every 5 minutes.</div>
<div dir="ltr">Mike MacLean <br>
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