The FAA has gone berserk regarding the amount of airspace it wants to regulate. A listener of the Tom Woods Show found that good, old-fashioned ridicule is the best approach when dealing with a ridiculous and unpopular law.
About the Guest
Dave Thacker is a radio control aircraft enthusiast. He sells electronics and kits for radio controlled aircraft at his website, Radicalrc.com.
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Topics Discussed
New Rule is Celina Would Ban Toys
Celina Residents Push Back Against Drone Ban
FAA Announces Drone Registration Rules
A Drone Helped Rescue Four People Stranded in a Flood
Drone Helps Rescue Boys Stranded in River (Video)
A Drone Helped Rescue Four People Stranded in a Flood
Tennessee Bill Would Ban Guns on Drones, Except for Police
The FAA Says You Can’t Post Drone Videos on YouTube
FAA Shuts Down Every Drone (Model Aircraft) Club Within 30 Miles of Washington, DC
Turtles, Not Drones, More Likely to be Hit by Planes
ALPA “Airline Pilots Association” Is colluding with the FAA (PDF)
Cheap Drones Are Giving Farmers New Ways to Increase Yields and Reduce Crop Damage
Website Mentioned
Academy of Model Aircraft (AMA)
Youtube Channels
Related Episodes
Ep. 538 The Bipartisan Mainstreaming of Drone Warfare (Laurie Calhoun)
Ep. 181 Drones: The Good Kind? (Tim Ravich)
Ep. 75 What If a Drone Hit an American Wedding? (Connor Boyack)
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