Statists think government is the answer for everything. The bigger the better.
They'll be the death of freedom for us all unless we stop them.
Statists think government is the answer for everything. The bigger the better.
They'll be the death of freedom for us all unless we stop them.
Perfectly attainable. As a pilot, I have to comply by regulation with ALL law enforcement officers. They put it in the regulation and you are participating by engaging in aeronautical activities. There is already precedent, otherwise the FAA would have no authority over the guy without a certificate flying an unregistered home built airplane.
I've corrected a couple idiots, and one one told me to screw off, so I called the troopers, they came and collected info, and passed it on to FSDO. These idiots were flying on the taxiway of a local public use airport, occasionally going over the runway (fixed wing UAS).
And the battery might even become a fire bomb when smashed through the windscreen.
A cabin filled with smoke and fire, and a smashed window might be a bit distracting for the pilot.
You do have an equivalent organization.This is probably a really dumb question and I apologize, do we have the FAA in Canada?
Everyone needs to understand that 99.9% of the pilot sightings are unsubstantiated. That is according to a recently released Freedom of Information act from the FAA. There's a lot of BS out there driven by the media.I mean honestly I personally agree with FAA's approach to this. I'm no engineer. But, a phantom going into a commercial jet engine or even a small plane engine could cause something so minor that may lead to something more catastrophic. I wouldn't want to know what would happen. For us (responsible users) this shall pose no threat. But, we all know there really are dumb people out there who are buying these quads from all different companies and launching them up in the air without even opening the manual. Let alone finding out if they are allowed to fly in their area or not. DJI and other companies are making it even easier to fly it without looking at the manual at all. We need these dummies to be caught before someone does get really badly injured or worse. I would hate to see our hobby destroyed due to these irresponsible people.
You DO have a Smartphone on your Flight Controller. It IS picked up by the cell towers. You now have your triangulation. It is done all the time, and it isn't just on TV!There is no possible way to pinpoint where the drone or operator is via radio signals. You could in theory find the approximate strength of the signal and make a radius, but pinpointing would require at least triangulation, which is not possible in this case.
Everyone needs to understand that 99.9% of the pilot sightings are unsubstantiated. That is according to a recently released Freedom of Information act from the FAA. There's a lot of BS out there driven by the media.
Here's how it goes, the FAA feeds a report to a major network, who believes it true and then puts it on the nightly news. That's not good reporting..but it does make news.
ADSB *IS* a transponder! Queried on 1090MHz, replies are on 1030MHz.Probably not transponders, more like an ads-b out.
This seems like a horrible plan for the average hobby pilot. I go drive around the mountains camping and fishing but I also take my p3p with me. I would have to register an entire mountain range which isn't feasible. Something will be done but this seems overboard considering the risk.The ADSB sounds good but what a bout a no fly zone data base in the onboard software flight management software?
Before you fly you would be required to file a flight plan with your ID number on line for the area you intend to fly in then you would get a pin number you would have to enter into you RC aircraft to unlock the flight control. Now you are on record , you think you would feel a little more responsible now that the authorities now have you on record for operating in a RC permissible area?
Hey I don't like it neither but some of these wild and crazy people are going to get our hobby taken away from us if we don't do something. I've all ready said it look back at my last post. But first time a airplane goes down because of a RC aircraft that will be the end of the hobby. So please don't screw up the hobby all of us!
The ADSB sounds good but what a bout a no fly zone data base in the onboard software flight management software?
Before you fly you would be required to file a flight plan with your ID number on line for the area you intend to fly in then you would get a pin number you would have to enter into you RC aircraft to unlock the flight control. Now you are on record , you think you would feel a little more responsible now that the authorities now have you on record for operating in a RC permissible area?
Hey I don't like it neither but some of these wild and crazy people are going to get our hobby taken away from us if we don't do something. I've all ready said it look back at my last post. But first time a airplane goes down because of a RC aircraft that will be the end of the hobby. So please don't screw up the hobby all of us!
This seems like a horrible plan for the average hobby pilot. I go drive around the mountains camping and fishing but I also take my p3p with me. I would have to register an entire mountain range which isn't feasible. Something will be done but this seems overboard considering the risk.
I would have to disagree. You will only have to file a flight plan and input your ID "WHEN" you get ready to fly. Not just driving around, or hiking with it in a pack on your back. If we get to this point, we would be no different than a commercial drone pilot that already has a handheld aviation radio to contact the nearest airport tower IF he will fly within their airspace.
It isn't asking too much to preclude a collision!