[traditional1]

This is WAY OVERBLOWN....I used to fly the RC models, and that was 30 years ago. EVEN THEN, we had 1/4 scale military-style planes that were equipped with rockets and bombs (usually filled with flour or talcum powder) that were used for contests for attack accuracy at a ground target.

Now, it's a "terrorist weapon).

Will they require Federal Licensing/Database for all RC Modelers now? (They will if they can gain revenue from Fees and Inspections, etc.)

How about hot air balloons, model rockets, or even sling shots and bows and arrows? They're all potential Terrorist Weapons.

[hattend]

I have a 17 foot span Twin Otter that could lift 30 pounds pretty easily. I also have a 15 foot trainer that could lift much more than that.

Is this overblown? Could be. Could it be used as a wedge to get the FAA to control model aviation? With this regime, need I ask?

[Moonman62]

This is WAY OVERBLOWN....I used to fly the RC models, and that was 30 years ago.

Have you looked at them lately? There are planes being flown virtually like they do with predator drones. Videos are on Youtube. Rig one up with a cell phone as a data link, and with enough fuel or batteries, I can see how one can be used as a weapon.

[Hot Tabasco]

I used to fly the RC models, and that was 30 years ago

Model RC planes have evolved substantially since then, which I am sure you are aware of. The issue is not a question of blowing up buildings such as the pentagon but rather instilling fear in the public, which defines terrorism.

Given the size of some of todays RC planes and the available engine thrust to fly them, it is not inconceivable to believe that the fusilage of these planes could be packed with enough explosive material to cause substantial damage and deaths at their target sites.......

Consider the size of an ordinary hand grenade which fits in the palm of your hand and the damage and deaths it can cause when detonated in a populated area.

Youtube seems to be down right now but when it is back on line, do a search on Radio Controlled Jets and see the size of them and what they are capable of. To commit an act of terrorism, all one has to do is fill one of these babies with explosives and fly them thru the window of any office building..........

[Hot Tabasco]

I used to fly the RC models, and that was 30 years ago

Those were planes on strings..........