Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 12:36 AM
Subject: Save Model Aviation
Hello,
As many of you may know, the FAA is working to regulate Model Aviation. One Senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma has attached an amendment to Senate bill S.223 which is the FAA Reauthorization Bill. The amendment attached by Senator Inhofe prevents the FAA from regulating our Hobby of Radio Control Model Aviation. The bill passed in the Senate with very little issue. The House of Representatives have a bill of their own, H.R.658. This bill has been approved by the house with much controversy. The Senate bill S.223 now needs to be voted on and approved by the House, and House bill H.R.658 needs to be voted on and approved by the Senate then to be combined and delivered to the President for his signature.
We as Radio Control Aviation enthusiast need to contact our local Congress Representatives, urging the passing of S.223. I do not need to go into detail about how important it is for all of us to send our representatives a letter. The AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics) have made it extremely easy for you to send a letter through their website. The letter is already composed for you, all you need to do is enter your name, address and email address. Doing this will only take 2 minutes away from your busy schedule. But it is very important for our hobby that you can take the time to fill out the short form to send the letter to your representatives. Here is the link to the form: http://amagov.modelaircraft.org/4077/this-is-placeholder-call-to-action/
I hope you can take the time to do this. Many of your peers, children, and grand children would like to continue to enjoy the Radio Control Model Aviation hobby without excessive regulation. This is one liberty as many others that I would hate to lose. Thank you for your time.
Kind Regards,
Timothy Johnson
AMA District 10 AVP
Scale Squadron of Southern California