article_snippet.sent: Noncompliance with the airspace requirements, or worse, no communication at all, carries some serious federal penalties, which could include the suspension or revocation of your pilot license.
article_snippet.sent: Being at the wrong end of an F-16 missile is also a possible penalty.
article_snippet.sent: Why is weight significant?
article_snippet.sent: Below that weight, a license for the pilot or a license for a single-person aircraft on Capitol grounds is not required.
article_snippet.sent: In addition, to remain in the classification, the maximum designed airspeed can't exceed 55 knots.
article_snippet.sent: If the intent had been to carry some sort of destructive device, the weapon would have had to be relatively small.
article_snippet.sent: The engine is not designed to carry more than one pilot.
article_snippet.sent: And lack of carry-on space is a definite issue.