Originally Posted by
Buster11
For umpteen years model flyers have been and still are bound by the ANOs, and that worked fine. What many regard as unacceptable is that legislation that arose from the proliferation of drones (i.e. multi-rotor devices, usually carrying a camera, and requiring minimal flying skills) now includes model aircraft, which have not been perceived to be a problem in the past century or more of the sport's existence. Flying a powered parachute requires no licence, no test and no fee, so how can an annual fee of £9.00 + a competence test be justified for model flyers?
Whilst being bound by the ANO and accepting that ignorance of the law is no excuse surely removing that ignorance can only be a good idea. £9 is a small fee, small change in a pub and one ticket in the cinema, so it seems like a very reasonable cost of administration.