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Ron Lee wrote:
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brian whatcott wrote:
The title says it all - a 60 day notice of intended rule making from
FCC. Drawn up as ineptly as you have come to expect, but with its heart
in the right place.

Brian W
The original NPRM was in 2006 so you've had 4 years to comment on how
inept the rule is before adoption.

Did you?
Who knew of this? I never heard of it and do not check NPRMs for
matters impacting me. I did comment on the ADS-B Out NPRM because I
heard of it.

Ron Lee

The real blame in this belongs with AOPA, EAA, NAFI, and every other aviation
organization for failing for 4 years to notice there were proposed rules
which were badly written and alerting the aviation community so rational
changes could be made before the rule was adopted.

Amateur radio operators have an organization called the ARRL which serves
much the same function as the AOPA doees for pilots.

The ARRL is able somehow to find proposed legislation at the state, federal,
and international level that would effect amateur radio operators and inform
the membership and other amateur radio organizations about the proposals in
advance of adoption.

FYI, another ball dropped by the aviation groups is California AB 48, which
also has already been passed.

This law treats all flight instruction, including independent CFIs as though
they were big trade schools and requires to the tune of a $50,000 fine,
among other things, registration, restrive requirements, and very hefty fees.

If this law is not changed, as of August 1, almost all flight instruction
in California will have to shut down as only a very large flight school
will be able to meet the requirements of this law.

http://www.calpilots.org/index.php?o...tion&Itemid=78






What's the problem? Hop a plane to Brazil for GA flight instruction -
that's where numerous US schools have already migrated... Apparently,
the authorities there don't think that putting big fences around little
country GA strips is quite so vital to national security ...

Brian W