Comment by Russkel on February 19, 2011 at 6:52pm

So let's all remain positive that cool heads and pragamtic thinking will hold the day

 

Good one.

Comment by Duane Brocious on February 19, 2011 at 8:00pm

Didn't Inhofe  slip in an attatchment to allow the AMA to regulate commercial sUAs as well.

You did send the check right?

Comment by Rory Paul on February 19, 2011 at 9:02pm

@Kamu

 

Yes I may have been delusional at the time.

 

@Duane

 

I think that came out of petty cash.. ; )

Comment by Duane Brocious on February 19, 2011 at 10:02pm

The FAA makes it a circle ____ and Congress makes it a cluster ___.

Now I know why the USA was afraid of the USSR. Too many morons running things here.

Make AC 91-57 mandatory for commercial and recreational sUAS and you would solve 80% of the "problem". Then add simple regs for anything over 55 pounds and over 400' Alt.

Comment by ArileyS on February 21, 2011 at 4:22pm

I wouldn't get too excited.  This same legislation was proposed TWO YEARS AGO and, as I recall, at that time was to open up the airspace by 2013.  Here's a blog post from people who got their hopes up at the time:

http://mavericuav.blogspot.com/2009/02/go-congress-go.html

 

They've been running the FAA on "extensions" for awhile now, so there's no real reason why they can't continue to do so.

Comment by Duane Brocious on February 21, 2011 at 5:15pm

If this bill is supposed to save money then why are they throwing away all the FAA work (and money) on an NPRM that has to be finished and submitted to the Secretary of Trans, by March 3rd?

Me thinks something rotten in Oklahoma be.

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