Don't think that I (and probably most of us) don't *want* to "just do that." But if G. Harry Stine, Orville Carlisle, Vern Estes, LeRoy Piester, and many others had tried to overcome the then-in-force laws and legal definitions by "just doing it," there would be no hobby of model rocketry today. It required a lot of patient work on their part to get model rocketry sanctioned in all 50 states (including acceptance by the NFPA and the U.S. Postal Service). More recently, Stuart Lodge accomplished the same feat--almost single-handedly--in the United Kingdom. "Just doing it" would be like a one-night stand--enjoying one afternoon of flying (perhaps for just a few minutes) at a public park, followed by expulsion and possibly arrests. It's more sensible to work patiently to gain perpetual, welcome access to parks and schoolyards for flying model rockets; besides, it's fun to engage politicians and wear them down!

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