Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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The FAA is the rule-making body for all airspace in the United States. They are well within their rights to control and restrict that airspace in any way that they'd like. They are doing just that as they start using the rule-making process to limit further the ways in which any RC controlled aircraft can be flown in the US.
The FPV hobby will be impacted greatly by the new set of rules that are to take effect in 2023. The hobby is already moving towards sub-250g aircraft to avoid the requirement for remote ID, and further regulations may show up at a moments notice. So what do we do?
In this episode, Bruce and I talk about how and why the FAA may divide the airspace and what arguments they may make in order to further control it. We also talk about what we can do to fight against it.
I hope that you enjoy it. This will obviously be a contentious one, so, as they say, let's keep it civil.
Decoder with Nilay Patel
theverge.com/22225238/trump-social-media-ban-platform-moderation-tech-regulation-daphne-keller-interview
00:00 Intro
05:38 Remote ID Description
07:13 Does the US set aviation precedent?
09:49 Why regulate the airspace?
16:14 Safety argument fallacy
20:33 If not safety, then why regulate?
27:48 It's not about package delivery
33:31 The Scarcity Argument
36:46 Follow the money
44:19 Would the government try to make money with an auction?
47:39 Risk assessments don't matter
50:46 The tools of the community
52:35 Civil Disobedience and the Warchest
59:19 How "civil" is Civil Disobedience?
01:02:35 The community super power
Bruce's Patreon and YouTube
patreon.com/rcmodelreviews
youtube.com/user/xjet
youtube.com/user/RCModelReviews
My Patreon
patreon.com/michaelrollins
The Michael Rollins Show Podcast
spreaker.com/show/the-michael-rollins-show
@themichaelrollinsshow
The FAA is the rule-making body for all airspace in the United States. They are well within their rights to control and restrict that airspace in any way that they'd like. They are doing just that as they start using the rule-making process to limit further the ways in which any RC controlled aircraft can be flown in the US.
The FPV hobby will be impacted greatly by the new set of rules that are to take effect in 2023. The hobby is already moving towards sub-250g aircraft to avoid the requirement for remote ID, and further regulations may show up at a moments notice. So what do we do?
In this episode, Bruce and I talk about how and why the FAA may divide the airspace and what arguments they may make in order to further control it. We also talk about what we can do to fight against it.
I hope that you enjoy it. This will obviously be a contentious one, so, as they say, let's keep it civil.
Decoder with Nilay Patel
theverge.com/22225238/trump-social-media-ban-platform-moderation-tech-regulation-daphne-keller-interview
00:00 Intro
05:38 Remote ID Description
07:13 Does the US set aviation precedent?
09:49 Why regulate the airspace?
16:14 Safety argument fallacy
20:33 If not safety, then why regulate?
27:48 It's not about package delivery
33:31 The Scarcity Argument
36:46 Follow the money
44:19 Would the government try to make money with an auction?
47:39 Risk assessments don't matter
50:46 The tools of the community
52:35 Civil Disobedience and the Warchest
59:19 How "civil" is Civil Disobedience?
01:02:35 The community super power
