Recent content by derrickduff

As you are always the voice for conservative wackjobery I offer my more reasonable counterpoint. Unfortunately this will only bring out more of the numbnuts while preventing the more responsible, business oriented types to play it safe and not fly. This makes a non-criminal activity a crime in...

Every single time somebody does something stupid with their drone the masses on this forum think the sky is falling and every drone will be banned and the "hobby" will be ruined forever. Very few forum members are able to look at the situation objectively and reasonably. Very few people actually...

Here's the document: https://t.co/JjIrfrt1CP I haven't read the entire document but the parts I have do not correspond to previous public notices put out by the FAA. There's two possibilities. 1, there's been a major leadership change or political pressure applied to the right people...

He's an extremist. Better left ignored as there is no reason, logic or sense in any extremist. He likely holds no true beliefs himself, just anything that goes along with the extreme right. He's also been quoted as saying he agrees with police using drones to kill criminals...

Re: Smaller "drones" aren't a thread to aircraft .... The carcass can't even be recognized as a horse, yet you continue to go at it. I believe you will actually be happy when a fatal accident does happen just so you can say I told you so. So sad, so sad.

http://freemusicarchive.org/ has some good music.

Reality says otherwise. I've noticed you see things in black or white while reality is very grey. One Realtor was granted an exemption to operator commercially. Care to make a wager on how many out there are still conducting business everyday without one? My guess would be thousands to tens of...

Amongst other ridiculous things you're likely in the same crowd taking great offense to the word "Drone" when referring to a phantom. The only one here acting stupid is you. You might as well fight the tides, or the sun coming up in the morning. In the grand scheme of things you're opinions...

Your splitting hairs. I didn't say they weren't considered aircraft, in the FAA's eyes. They are not the same as a real aircraft, no 12 year old is going to get a Cessna for christmas and fly it in his back yard. However, once a UAV is used commercially they automatically fall into the same...

That's the problem. They are not considered aircraft in the same way when used for recreation. But when used commercially they suddenly fall into the same class as real aircraft??? garrock was pointing out the inconsistency with the FAA spokesperson in the video stating they are only...

Because everybody knows commercial operators with liability insurance, a reputation, customers and a livelihood on the line have absolutely no concern for safety!

Are you selling your crops? Is your UAV making you more efficient at selling them thusly making you more money? You're required to have a pilots licenses for such activities!

Awesome stuff. I love the humpback shots.

Mostly Charleston, SC area. A couple shots in California and a couple in New Hampshire.

Pretty much. I was hoping to catch one on video but I didn't even know I caught them until I watched the footage later. Actually I didn't even know it was a mother and baby until I watched the footage.