On 12/13/2017 2:47 PM, Bill wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/13/2017 1:24 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/13/2017 12:59 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:29:12 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 12/13/2017 11:06 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 12/13/17 11:01 AM, Its Me wrote:
On Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 10:54:52 AM UTC-5,
wrote:
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 07:36:13 -0500, John H
wrote:

http://www.modelaircraft.org/aboutama/faa-uas-faq.aspx

"On December 12, 2017, President Trump signed legislation that will
reverse the earlier court ruling
in the John Taylor case and restore the FAA’s UAS registration
requirement, including for AMA
members.

AMA believes that registration makes sense at some level, but has
pushed for a more reasonable
threshold. While we address these issues, members will be legally
required to comply with the FAA
registration requirement."

Glad I wasn't one of the those who wrote FAA for a refund and
cancellation of my number. But, I have
to admit I've not been doing much flying lately anyway!

I got my number for free during the initial offering but I don't have
a drone yet. I am still not sure why I want one..

I justified mine by doing my own roof inspection.Â*

Actually, a co-worker had some roof damage from a storm, and when the
roofing company came out to quote the work, they used a drone to
inspect the damage.Â* Easier and safer than a ladder.



Pretty cool.


Now if they could only come out with an inexpensive drone powerful
enough to lift some of the people hereÂ* .... including me.Â* Don't like
ladders.


It may be too late for those of us who didn't develop it when we were
young but ladders are an acquired skill. I really got over my problems
with them when I put on the 2 story addition in Maryland. The peak
where I was hanging aluminum siding was about 25 feet up
That was 40 years ago tho. I carried 9 square of shingles up a ladder
too. (27 bundles) but it was only up one story on the ladder off the
deck in the rear and another story up the steps.
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/1977%20house.jpg


When I was young ladders didn't bother me at all, nor did standing near
the edge of a high roof top.

I didn't really notice a "problem" until much later in life and the
first time was scary.Â* I didn't expect any problem but when it hit, it
was hold on, close my eyes and wait until it passed.


Was just remembering one of my last adventures in the Navy. It was
during my last year and I wanted to climb one of the 800 ft towers that
surrounded and supported a 1200 ft ELF transmitter antenna. I got
permission to climb it and did so. Made it to the top and replaced the
red beacon light while I was there. The decent was much, much more
tiring than the climb up. Going up the ladders, you are using leg
muscles mostly but coming down you are using your arms much more. By
the time I got to the bottom I was shaking from muscle fatigue. Learned
some respect for the guys that do that on a regular basis.

Of course, I was about 29 years old then. Couldn't even think about it now.




Sort of like the steep stairs to the Control tower at Travis AFB. That was
a tiring climb.



The tower ladders were completely vertical with a small "rest" platform
every 50 feet or so. They were within an open metal cage of sorts, I
guess so you if you slipped you stood a chance of grabbing something.
I remember thinking that my legs were pretty tired after climbing up but
I wasn't prepared for the trip back down.
By the time I got to the ground my arms felt like they were waterlogged.