Not sure how the regs compare between the 2 hobbies. Yeah we went to court and over the 9+ years I think our hobby spent $400,000 in legal fees. Effing ridiculous.
Other rocket folk LOVE it. I definitely get a lot "WTF" reactions but in large part it makes people smile and laugh so that alone makes it totally worthwhile. In Argonia, KS there were many people who would stop by my ez-up when I had it on display and say something like, "Oh wow THERE it is!" and then we'd start up great conversation. I've had several fliers tell me they've flown rockets for over 20 years and never seen anything like that.
lulz just saw this on reddit speaking of the devil
https://aviationweek.com/defense-sp...y-clubs-missing-balloon-feared-shot-down-usaf
be careful out there