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Forum: AMA Discussions
06-01-2020, 06:26 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

After reading the latest EC minutes, AMA is...

After reading the latest EC minutes, AMA is struggling to stay alive financially - let alone save the hobby.
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-30-2020, 02:13 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

"Some" does not account for the magnitude of the...

"Some" does not account for the magnitude of the numbers. To the contrary, the continued sightings, support the premise that there are indeed many of them out out there, in large numbers, thus not a...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-29-2020, 03:14 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

Based on the regular sightings by manned aircraft...

Based on the regular sightings by manned aircraft being tabulated by the FAA, I don't know that you have a basis to say they're "not active" or they are a fad that "wore off." Because of course, if...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-29-2020, 10:56 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

Well, let's think about this for a moment. If...

Well, let's think about this for a moment. If roughly 1,000,000 non-AMA members were flying "traditional" model aircraft, I'd think we'd see them on virtually every street corner and in every store....
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-29-2020, 08:45 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

Per FAA, there are 1,563,263 registered with the...

Per FAA, there are 1,563,263 registered with the FAA. Of those, 1,117,900 are recreational (note 1). Per AMA, there are approximately 115,000 paying members. That means that, at BEST, just 7% of all...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-28-2020, 06:27 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

I think the reality is that people outside the...

I think the reality is that people outside the hobby (read citizens, media, regulators, and legislators) are not allies, and we need to proceed with that in mind if we're to preserve something close...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-28-2020, 05:08 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

At the core of an effective aviation safety...

At the core of an effective aviation safety program is tracking of leading metrics. In this context they're most easily understood as events that could have cause significant damage or injury if...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-28-2020, 04:22 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

And yet the types of things they fly are...

And yet the types of things they fly are remarkably different than the types of things that "traditional" folks fly. The point being that MR operators don't "need" wide operational limits to learn...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-28-2020, 03:28 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

Exactly, and because it's integrated and not...

Exactly, and because it's integrated and not easily separable from the rest of the sUAS, they can't easily get a new box and just not update it. I suspect that's why the FAA rejected the add on...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-28-2020, 03:25 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

What you don't want to acknowledge is that it's...

What you don't want to acknowledge is that it's the AMA that is the broken record. Their strategy has failed at virtually every step. Their one victory was fleeting, and undone at the very next...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-27-2020, 07:37 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

AFTER the AMA embraced MR's in an attempt to...

AFTER the AMA embraced MR's in an attempt to increase membership
AFTER the AMA tried to use law to force membership (That is until someone asked a question of the FAA!)
AFTER the AMA was unable to...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-27-2020, 07:28 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

Don't hold your breath. They're in the midst of...

Don't hold your breath. They're in the midst of doing just that.
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-27-2020, 03:12 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

That is what a business does when they want to...

That is what a business does when they want to drive a solution rather than being reactive. Is it a business risk? Of course. But it also shows an understanding of government workings - namely if you...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-27-2020, 03:09 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

And yet a DJI flying anywhere w/o an update would...

And yet a DJI flying anywhere w/o an update would not be transmitting RemoteID, therefore could be actioned by law enforcement. Even if flying the day before at a park, or a week before at sporting...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-27-2020, 02:34 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

One major difference would be that in the DJI...

One major difference would be that in the DJI system, the radio receiver is an integrated and inseparable part of the device.
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-27-2020, 12:42 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

I just spent the last couple hours going through...

I just spent the last couple hours going through all the AMA EC minutes from July 2011 up through the most recent posted and am more than ever convinced that:
- AMA is not respected by the FAA....
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-26-2020, 11:48 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

Does anyone else find it fascinating that our...

Does anyone else find it fascinating that our resident EC member is so tight lipped about these supposedly earth-shattering advances with the FAA? I mean it's hardly a national secret. Why is it that...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-26-2020, 11:19 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

Because it's all about activity rather than...

Because it's all about activity rather than results. Supports the "but we're trying really hard" narrative.
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-26-2020, 11:18 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

In all honesty, that's not saying much. "Regular...

In all honesty, that's not saying much. "Regular contact" could mean anything from hours long in depth meetings on substantive issues, or emails and phone calls that don't get answered. It isn't the...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-25-2020, 01:36 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

It works in NATOPS because it's so clearly...

It works in NATOPS because it's so clearly defined. The word chosen doesn't matter so much as making sure the definition is stated and use consistent. Whatever the FAA considers for "mandatory" would...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-25-2020, 11:49 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

Copy. My experience is with NATOPS publications,...

Copy. My experience is with NATOPS publications, were at the beginning there is always a section called "WORDING" that reads like this:


Until AMA takes a similar approach, I believe NONE of the...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-25-2020, 11:13 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

I think that if AMA has any hope of regaining...

I think that if AMA has any hope of regaining credibility with the other aviation stakeholders, they must change "should" to "shall" and, more importantly, mean it. You don't see any other aviation...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-24-2020, 12:40 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

No, I merely noted that you were so proud of your...

No, I merely noted that you were so proud of your complaint that you posted it here. Yet no similar action against any number of other off topic posts. So it's not me that's creating the singular...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-24-2020, 11:53 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

Uh, you did post the complaint above did you not?...

Uh, you did post the complaint above did you not? And it was VERY shortly after that I got an initial infraction, then a very sudden flurry of them. Almost like someone (gee, wonder who) was making...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-24-2020, 11:48 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 19,416
Posted By franklin_m

Of which there are many off topic threads, and...

Of which there are many off topic threads, and yet YOU singled out mine as part of a personal vendetta because, God forbid, can actually point to specific actions, specific spending, specific...
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