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brbubba said:

It should probably also be pointed out that the FAA hasn't actually established in court whether they even have the right to regulate these devices. I think they'll have a very very hard time convincing any court that they directly regulate ALL airspace, even that on private property under say 100-200 ft.

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Sadly the FAA has convinced a court they can regulate any man made object capable of flight and they cover all airspace down the grass in your yard. No I am not joking. The FAA "could" require registration of paper airplanes and frisbees if they wanted to. The judiciary doesn't help when the judges are stupid.

http://gizmodo.com/dumbass-appeals-cour ... 1660086902

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That ruling was based on the state of the law prior to the 2012 act, which forbid the FAA from making rules on model aircraft. However there is no meaningful distinction between "model aircraft" and "small UAS." So,... There never really has been a ruling on whether they have the authority or not. The FAA has just usurped the authority and made a regulation, expressly in violation of the will of congress. Pretty typical for the Obama administration.

PS: I anticipate a whole lot of down-votes from the libtards "progressives", since I had the "audacity" to insinuate that Obama has exceeded the law.