I’ve been in the R/C model aircraft hobby for almost 40 years and and a instructor for new members of 30. If this rule passes as written I will destroy a hobby that millions of persons, young and old enjoy. I help new persons every time I’m at my field and get to see on

In live in a rural area so I only get to fly in class g airspace over public land (blm, forest service). I teach at a junior college and prepare people for the FAA part 107 exam. I am part 107 certified and fly commercially for agencies contracted through the college (mostly commercial quad copter

There is no safety issue with hobbyists. We get a million dollars of coverage for about $10/year. I want us to go back to rule 336 where government must leave recreational hobby free from all government rules providing we follow the CBO rules. I started in 1968 and have 300 flying aircraft. However I only

My aviation involvement begins in a Church parking lot with control line model aircraft at age 11 leading to a manned aviation that includes recent retirement as an airline captain. RC Model aviation is my primary form of personal recreation and led to part time employment performing optical inspection by drone in the power general

Flying drones started with my mom getting a drone for Christmas several years ago. It’s when the DJI fad had just begun and I was super excited to see her Phantom fly. I read the manual after she opened it up and was able to learn the basics on how to fly. I set it

I am a lifetime modeler. I started out 4+ decades ago as a kid with plastic models, then control line flying and finally radio control aircraft. I was that kid that always looked up in the sky when an airplane flew over. Fast forward many years and I am now a professional pilot for a