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For the Love of Radio Controlled Aircraft in the US, New Rules Possible.

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chickadee:

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--- Quote from: Zero999 on March 03, 2020, 10:46:44 am ---Perhaps people should be able to make their own RC aircraft, but it has to use approved transmitter and receiver modules, which enable the authorities to disable/track it?
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There are already systems that can track and identify these devices through TDOA techniques, RF signatures, and communication protocols. DroneShield is one such example, and there are new technologies that will hit the market soon. There is no need to force this on consumers. The authorities have means of detecting unlawful driving, for example, without forcing transponders and other controls on vehicles. All they are doing is making this a government revenue source and commercial venture for private industry, and shifting all of the costs to consumers.  :--

RC is dangerous. You can loose an eye from a paper airplane. Life is dangerous. This endless pursuit of utopia where nobody gets sick, hurt, and everyone lives forever. What a great future.

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I don't think those pushing this "new world order" BS regulatory garbage actually believe that they will get to that future.  It's really just that this has become a self feeding problem - The more regulations there are, the more taxpayer money is taken to pay more people to enforce said regulations.  This is why projectile weapon ownership in the USA has more than doubled in the past 10 years.  It's kind of scary to think about them all getting ready for a war, but at the same time, so exciting!  Anything is possible  :scared:

james_s:

--- Quote from: joeqsmith on March 03, 2020, 12:47:09 pm ---Had a few people correct me how RCs are not toys.  Some research, I saw where a child was killed when they were hit with a toy boat.   Of course, it was also kids piloting the boat.    If the RC group feels these are not toys and they really could be potentially lethal, maybe they should be better regulated.   Require a license to sell and operate.  Maybe something like a drivers test that you have to renew.  Other hobbies require licenses as well.  Guns, Amateur Radio, Drag Racing....

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Anything is dangerous under the right circumstances. People have been killed by baseballs, bicycles, sleds, all manner of sporting activities. Should we regulate bats and require a license to play baseball? What about archery? A bow and arrow can be a lethal weapon yet we did it at school in 7th grade physical education, there is no license needed and no rules I'm aware of on who can own or operate the equipment.

RC models have for the most part been exceptionally safe. Injuries and even a few deaths have happened but when you look at the big picture it's about as safe as any outdoor leisure activity gets. Surely we have bigger fish to fry.

Simon:
regulating to the extreme does not help with injuries. When people have no way in which to gain the skills required to do things safely the day they are faced with a situation they will just injure themselves or someone else as they have never been exposed to making such decisions.

chickadee:
Totally agree! In fact, I'll bet that regulating to the extreme can actually increase injuries - Such regulatory action can serve to prevent people from even understanding how injuries happen in the first place - Making them more susceptible to preventable accidents!

Simon:
i got a BB gun. The first thing i did was accidentally shoot and damage my laptop screen as it misfired. I did not injure anyone other than my pocket. Now i am more careful. Should I ever have to handle an actual firearm which i would never do willingly I would be more aware of what i am doing.

A work colleague told us of a trip to america in a previous job where they went to a shooting range and where pleased to find out that they could hire anything they wanted to play with. However one person soon had everyone throwing themselves to the floor when he started waving around his gun oblivious to the fact that he could accidentally shoot a colleague

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