I never actually had a hobby that I was excited about everyday. I dream about flying. I thrive in being able to build my own quadcopter and airplanes. Picking out motors and other components, designing my airframes, cutting them out, tuning them to make them fly the way I like them to fly. Not sure

Flying and building is important to me because it teaches me, pushes me to learn, helps me to socialize with many people around the world. I have made many friends through this hobby. I also have found a new freedom. Flying safely like a bird. It has given me joy and a very constructive means

This is my personal time when I can enjoy the hobby and be with myself. When I can study new technologies and try them. When I can teach my kids about drones and they help me.

Model aircraft turned into a career for me. I am now a full scale pilot and have a degree in aeronautical engineering and work in the industry because of it.

I started flying model airplanes with my dad when I was around 12 or so. Flying models for us is partly for fun and partly a form of practice for flying real airplanes which I am currently learning to do. I fear that the proposed rules will regulate our beloved hobby out of existence. While

I’m 43, my son is 9. We build our own aircraft and fly them at areas that have low to no population. We educate others that ask, we educate others at programs for schools. These new concepts for restrictions are unwarranted for all of the hobby level class of pilots and engineers. The burden is

It’s the complete hobby. (Artistic, technical, social)

If I could relay a message to the FAA I suppose it would be this. I support RID as a concept in the interest of advancing the industry and improving security and airspace safety. Simply put it needs to get done. Unfortunately, as proposed all of my equipment investment, education, and business relationships will be

Flying my craft and being around and meeting like minded people has been life changing for myself.

Something with as high of a safety rating over 60 years shouldn’t be regulated more than manned aviation which has a horrific safety record and continues to shame aviation.

Flying has been in my family for 3 generations and I would like it to continue to be in the future. Commercial cinematic drones are the issue and not amateur hobby enthusiasts that are trying to participate in a pastime that they love.