On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 10:34:48 AM UTC-5, John H. wrote:
Letter to all members of Prince Georges RC club:

PGRC Members,

In case you haven't heard, the FAA is requiring all UAS owners (including AMA members
who fly RC) to register with the FAA before 19 February. See AMA District IV VP Jay
Marsh's e-mail below. Also see the included links to the FAA press release and AMA's
response. Registration requires only your name, address, and e-mail address; and can
be done on-line.

This was all discussed at the meeting Tuesday night but, if you missed it, here is
the gist:
1. The AMA, and we at PGRC, think the FAA's inclusion of AMA members in the
registration program is an unnecessary imposition.
2. Nevertheless, we are requiring all PGRC members (and visiting flyers) to
register before 19 February, in order to fly at our field.
3. You can register at the FAA website (www.faa.gov/uas/registration) starting
21 December. Registration is free for 30 days after 21 December, and $5 thereafter.
Registration is good for 3 years.
4. We will be required to put the FAA registration number on ALL our models that
we plan to fly.
5. Because of our proximity to DC, FAA personnel are likely to visit our field
to verify that all flyers are registered. Hence, we should carry a copy of the
certificate to the field (e.g., in our flight boxes), as well as imprinting the
number on all our models.

This registration process may or may not be the last infringement of the FAA on our
hobby and on us at PGRC, but anyone failing to comply will certainly be jeopardizing
the hobby and our continued existence at PGRC Field. After 19 February, only
FAA-registered RC pilots will be permitted to fly at PGRC Field.

Sometimes, a period of whining can be good for the psyche - there was certainly a
good measure of it at the meeting on Tuesday. So go ahead and whine, and get it out
of your system. Then register.

Regards,

(Secretary)
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

From the AMA today:
As we proceed with this process, we suggest AMA members hold off on registering their model aircraft with the FAA until advised by the AMA or until February 19, the FAA's legal deadline for registering existing model aircraft.