So Steve, when do you suspect the new rules to go into effect. The comment period is now closed.
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The comment period closed months ago (April 24) and I tried to gen some interest on this forum to discuss the proposed rules, but only two or three people ever responded. And I never saw a response from any of them. I read as many of the comments that I could, except for the moronic cut and paste ones, mostly from AMA members. It was easy to see them because 1) the respondents obviously did not read the proposed rules, and 2) they didn't even read the cut-n-paste response. The AMA template starts with:
I am writing in response to the FAA’s proposal to regulate small unmanned aircraft systems, including model aircraft. [Insert personal introduction details such as: I am a [job/profession], a member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, and have been safely and responsibly flying model aircraft for ___ years. I am also a model aircraft club officer/educator/designer, etc.]
And that is exactly how it was pasted into the FAA online response system.
And the signature on the template was:
Respectfully,
[Name]
[Optional] AMA Member Number: _________
And, of course, this is exactly how they were signed.
There were at least a thousand responses filed like that.
Worse yet, even the AMA didn't read the NPRM. The body of the AMA template was railing against something not even in the NPRM and did not directly address a single line of the proposed rules. Way to go, AMA. Really elevates your credibility with the FAA. (Yes, I am a member).
I expect to see the new rules announced late next year with an effective date 90-days later. Hopefully some of my comments will be used.
The comment period is closed, but the comments are still online: [
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Another reason I expect to see such a fast NPRM finalization is because three petitioners asked for an extension to the comment period. The Helicopter Association International, The U.S. Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association and The National Agricultural Aviation Association (four, but one of them was clearly a kook). The FAA denied all of them.