"A Massachusetts man was arrested and charged Wednesday with plotting to attack the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol with a remote-controlled aircraft filled with plastic explosives, federal officials said."
If the FAA did have to regulate us modelers, then it would be smarter to limit us to a weight limit like the AMA suggests in their safety guidelines. Just how much explosives of any type would have to be delivered to cause wide spread damage.
The only problem with making any new laws is it will only effect law abiding citizens. Criminals are notorious for ignoring laws.
Vance wrote in news:j60j2r$ht2$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:
To put it another way, what this guy was planning to do is already against existing rules and regulations, including AMA. So that just proves the ineffectiveness of said rules and regulations against those who are intent on doing something anyway.
My point being, new rules and regulations won't stop such intent. So, if there is even a wiff of such in the air, we need to speak up pronto.
Now if the FAA would get off their butts and release the NPRM so we can jump all over it (if need be)... sheesh...
Brian
don´t believe CIA. VAn
Dne 29.9.2011 5:03, Skywise napsal(a):
Honestly should or does this surprise anyone? It was only a matter of time. The Germans had the Goliath in WWII. Just a real big RC Tank explosive. And did you see some of his planes? One was an scale F-86 Sabre. What can you put in a Sabre, there is hardly any room in that style. All his planes he chose where a very poor choice but they all looked real good.
I am sure at some point we will see an RC Car bomb. As long as we have nut jobs and terrorists they will find any means to plot against those that don't conform to their belief system.
I am sure our government will do the right thing. :rolleyes: *hold breath here*
One point is puzzling me however: If would plan a RC plane bomb attack, I would not necessarily use a beautiful scale jet model, but rather a butt-ugly weed-wacker powered "Stick" kind of model. With FPV kit for better aiming.
Price / performance and all that.
Somehow it does not add up. Either the terrorist is not too bright, or there is some reality-spinning going on.
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