Deathcode said:http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/61.99
That applies to recreational.
you don't need the 50 nautical miles endorsement.
"In addition, drone pilots who hold airmen certificates are at particular risk, especially if they fly manned aircraft for a living. According to the new guidance: “For a deliberate, egregious violation by a certificate holder, regardless of whether the certificate holder is exercising the privileges of the certificate in connection with the violations associated with a UAS operation, certificate action, may be appropriate. Such certificate action may be in addition to a civil penalty.” This means that a model aircraft operator may put his professional license at risk – even though no license is required to fly a model aircraft – if the FAA decides that his or her conduct is egregious enough."
SilentAV8R said:None of this is a surprise.
bobbycwall said:All that's going to happen is that there's going to be tens of thousands of people now flying "illegally."
bobbycwall said:The vast majority of people with small (less than 5 lbs) will just ignore the whole thing and do whatever they want.
ianwood said:There's no surprise here at all. The regulations are long overdue. And we all knew that the FAA couldn't fathom the difference between 5lbs and 55lbs. And we all knew that if a single dollar is involved, the same flight would be subject to entirely different rules despite everything else being equal.
It is no surprise that the FAA through apathy and lack of forward thinking will choke to death a burgeoning industry in one stroke of a pen.
ianwood said:It is no surprise that the FAA through apathy and lack of forward thinking will choke to death a burgeoning industry in one stroke of a pen.
DrJoe said:There should be a pathway for artists to commercialize their work without having to have a pilots license with a commercial endorsement.
Nothing in the video seems to have violated the AMA safety code.
(f) Ensure the aircraft is identified with the name and address or AMA number of the owner on the inside or affixed to the outside of the model aircraft. (This does not apply to model aircraft flown indoors.)
B. RADIO CONTROL (RC)
1. All pilots shall avoid flying directly over unprotected people, vessels, vehicles or structures and shall avoid endangerment of life and property of others.
(2) the aircraft is operated in accordance with a community-based set of safety guidelines and within the programming of a nationwide community-based organization;
In this section the term ``nationwide community-based organization'' is intended to mean a membership based association that represents the aeromodeling community within the United States; provides its members a comprehensive set of safety guidelines that underscores safe aeromodeling operations within the National Airspace System and the protection and safety of the general public on the ground; develops and maintains mutually supportive programming with educational institutions, government entities and other aviation associations; and acts as a liaison with government agencies as an advocate for its members.
I disagree to an extent here since I don't think you meant type what you typed. First, a commercial endorsement as we know it is overkill and does not apply to the drone industry so I do agree there. A pilot's license (recreational) I believe is a great idea. If you're an artist, and you want to use this technology to capture images that can only be captured with the use of drones, then you need to be capable of using drones in the proper way and understand the regulations and other considerations that surround the 3D world of drones, especially when you're interacting in a space where other aircrafts operate as well, or where buildings/people can potentially be at risk.DrJoe said:There should be a pathway for artists to commercialize their work without having to have a pilots license with a commercial endorsement. Nothing in the video seems to have violated the AMA safety code.
DrJoe said:IMHO, manufactures should be concentrating on redundant safety systems. I started a new thread about safety here: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=30197
CarlJ said:We have plenty of people to beat up over these new regulations, but DrJoe and Ian are not among them. They aren't the bad guys here, and we need to be mindful of that.