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Ladies and Gentlemen, especially those of you in Oklahoma, you need to take this seriously and get to work fighting this onerous legislation.
During the Louisiana Legislative Session last year we had THREE bills introduced by a state Senator all with similar language to the Oklahoma bill. Myself and a couple other pilots as well as the Louisiana Forestry Association fought these bills tooth and nail for the whole duration of the session, that being three months. I spent countless hours writing letters and emails to the committee members who were reviewing the bills before they came up for vote on the Senate and House floors, to the Senate leaders and the House leaders as well as some personal contacts with my local representative in the House. We ended up winning, but it was hard work and time consuming. But it was worth it. I can go to work and don't have to worry about somebody "thinking" they have the right to "destroy" my drone with no consequences.
Don't assume that the rest of your state legislators will see this bill for what it really is. They won't!!! They don't spend any time analyzing all the bills that they have to vote on. These bills can move quickly through the process or get stalled, appear dead and then all of a sudden be resurrected.
Get your act together, be professional, find out where the bill is in the process. Contact your local senator and your representative and have a meeting with him or her. Find out who the members are on the committees. Get others involved, the Farm Bureau, Cattleman's association any other farmer's association, realtor's associations. They've all got lobbyists who know who and how to get things done on the inside. If these kinds of bills get passed, it will affect a lot of people who will be using drones if they aren't already.
Get off your butts and quit making emotional comments and conjecturing and fight this bill with the facts. Watch for news articles on the internet about these bills. Then comment on the articles with the facts. In communicating with your legislators be polite but firm.
Here is where you can get all the information you need about the Oklahoma State Legislature
Oklahoma Legislature - Home Page
If there is anyone of you from Oklahoma brave enough to take on this battle, you can send me a personal message, and I'll send you a copy of the first letter I wrote to help you get started.
BTW the letter includes the citation for the Federal Code that states that the FAA has total exclusive sovereignty over all ALL airspace in the U. S.
Get serious, because this is serious business, and get on with it.
The rest of ya'all better start watching what your state legislators are considering. It's going to pop up again.
Born, raised and educated in Oklahoma, and proud of it.
During the Louisiana Legislative Session last year we had THREE bills introduced by a state Senator all with similar language to the Oklahoma bill. Myself and a couple other pilots as well as the Louisiana Forestry Association fought these bills tooth and nail for the whole duration of the session, that being three months. I spent countless hours writing letters and emails to the committee members who were reviewing the bills before they came up for vote on the Senate and House floors, to the Senate leaders and the House leaders as well as some personal contacts with my local representative in the House. We ended up winning, but it was hard work and time consuming. But it was worth it. I can go to work and don't have to worry about somebody "thinking" they have the right to "destroy" my drone with no consequences.
Don't assume that the rest of your state legislators will see this bill for what it really is. They won't!!! They don't spend any time analyzing all the bills that they have to vote on. These bills can move quickly through the process or get stalled, appear dead and then all of a sudden be resurrected.
Get your act together, be professional, find out where the bill is in the process. Contact your local senator and your representative and have a meeting with him or her. Find out who the members are on the committees. Get others involved, the Farm Bureau, Cattleman's association any other farmer's association, realtor's associations. They've all got lobbyists who know who and how to get things done on the inside. If these kinds of bills get passed, it will affect a lot of people who will be using drones if they aren't already.
Get off your butts and quit making emotional comments and conjecturing and fight this bill with the facts. Watch for news articles on the internet about these bills. Then comment on the articles with the facts. In communicating with your legislators be polite but firm.
Here is where you can get all the information you need about the Oklahoma State Legislature
Oklahoma Legislature - Home Page
If there is anyone of you from Oklahoma brave enough to take on this battle, you can send me a personal message, and I'll send you a copy of the first letter I wrote to help you get started.
BTW the letter includes the citation for the Federal Code that states that the FAA has total exclusive sovereignty over all ALL airspace in the U. S.
Get serious, because this is serious business, and get on with it.
The rest of ya'all better start watching what your state legislators are considering. It's going to pop up again.
Born, raised and educated in Oklahoma, and proud of it.