http://news.agaviation.org/naaa/issues/ ... index.html
I appreciate the first commenter on that article.
--tim
I appreciate the first commenter on that article.
--tim
Suwaneeguy said:More needless hysteria.
Here's another case of the media making the UAV pilot look bad.
How are we supposed to know when a farmer's field is gonna be crop dusted?
So the UAV pilot is standing beside his car, beside the field, on a public road.
He has his goggles on and can't see the approaching plane.
As I see it, the only issue here is, who has the right to fly the same air space?
The FAA will say the crop duster has the right of way. Then again, how are UAV pilots to know when crop dusting is going to happen?
Post a warning sign?
baker745 said:First, I know nothing of crop dusting so the answer to my questions below may be simplistic. But...
This is a big mess. Since the 80's, the FAA has been advocating that hobby radio control fliers can fly under 400 feet in un-populated areas. Forget about it being a quadcopter or "drone." What if it had been a kid flying a kite? What about an old fashion remote controlled airplane?
This is a very unusual incident because the "real" aircraft was flying well below the 400 foot "boundary". If drone operators fly above 400 feet or for commercial purposes, the FAA says they need a certificate of waiver. Right or wrong, whether they have the authority or not, we will go with that. After all, it is a safety issue that allows the operator to warn any aircraft in the area. What about this situation. What safeguards do the crop dusters have to take for flying under the 400ft mark? I am not saying the drone should have right of way. But, if we have to warn the planes if we fly outside our "bounds", don't the aircraft have some responsibility when they fly outside their "bounds?"
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