Keyser Söze wrote:
On 12/14/15 8:32 PM, John H. wrote:
Today the FAA announced plans for a model aircraft registration
process to begin next
week. The new federal requirements:

All aircraft that are flown using a ground control system, such as a
transmitter, are required to participate. This includes fixed-wing
aircraft, not just
multirotors or drones.
Any pilot flying models weighing between .55 pounds (or 250
grams) and 55 lbs
is required to register.
You will not be required to register every aircraft individually.
You only
need to register yourself and can affix one registration number to
all your aircraft.
You must mark all aircraft with your registration number. The number
can be inside
the aircraft, such as a battery hatch - but should not require tools
to access.
The FAA plans to launch the online registration website on
Monday, December
21.
There is a $5 fee to register, which is waived if you register
within the
first 30 days.
You only need to register once every 3 years.

The above was copied from an email from the AMA today. Note the
minimum size, and the
fact that every aircraft is included. So if I buy a baby model that
weighs over a
half pound, and give it to a grandkid, the grandkid must be a
registered operator.

How friggin' stupid are the assholes running this government. I guess
they're pretty
smart, they just made the AFGE a lot bigger.
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Ban idiots, not guns!


Why are you whining about government employment? Weren't you a
government employee most of your working life? Wasn't your wife?
Didn't your wife get health plan benefits from an employee union?
You're biting the hands that fed you, eh?


STFU until your debts are paid. WE, and the people you screwed in your
bankruptcy filings, are funding your iPhone upgrades and gun purchases
until that it done. While you're at it, leave the ex-military fellow
alone. He put his life on the line for your fat ass.