Which is why most on here respect what you have to say. I don't always agree with you but do respect your opinions.
Which I believe should be the ultimate goal. I do think that pilots need to be more cognizant of the threat that flying low brings.
I do know that the air ambulance pilots here have drone awareness flyers on their office wall. I live directly in their flight path. I see the helicopter regularly. I can say they are rarely flying low.
My incident does give me some perspective for sure. For sure if I was out a fair distance and this guy came from the opposite direction there would have been absolutely no way for me to take any evasive action.
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As someone who has flown low on the coast of California we are looking for such dangers. There are areas on the bluffs where people fly radio controlled gliders . You will come across flocks of seagulls whom generally will turn off and dive to avoid you. The biggest threat there is are hawks. They don't move for you. You take corrective action to avoid them. So when it comes down to it pilots of real aircraft can see such dangers and avoid.
I remember a story when I was flying about a Robinson R22 taking a strike from a hawk. It wasn't the strike that almost caused a crash but the fact the hawk survived blowing through the wind screen and was going crazy bitting and flapping.
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