“I have 40 years under my belt as an A&P and 600 hours of flight time as a private pilot. My love for flight was kindled by model aviation in 1966 by my father and I flying a single channel model. I now have.30+ fixed wing models and 22 rotorwing models with over $30,000 Invested. I have over the past 50+ years shared this love of aviation with folks of all ages. I have taught young children who have gone on to fly complex military aircraft or sore to unbelievable nights in aviation. All sparked by model aviation. Please do not crush this vital resource by choking it to death with unneeded regulation, as model aviation has and enjoys a stellar safety record.”