THAT...Tucson at Night
....and THIS is why the rest of us get a bad reputation and the FAA limits those of us that are properly commercially licensed.
1. Illegal Night Flight
2. Illegal Flight over People
3. Illegal Flight beyond visual range of the Pilot
4. Illegal Flight without the required VO (Visual Observer....because you clearly don't know)
5. Illegal Flight with 5 miles of an airport (Class C Airspace Violation)
6. .....and of course there is the poor/jerky piloting and incorrect camera settings....but that's just stupid....not illegal.
I WILL be reporting this flight video to the FAA FSDO (Flight Safety District Office....because you clearly don't know) in Scottsdale.
I agree with you that new pilots need to be taught the correct/legal/safe way to enjoy their equipment. HOWEVER, with all the information available, including the information that comes in the box with ALL drone equipment sold by DJI, it is impossible for a new owner to NOT know the basic legalities of Drone operation I noted in my post that this pilot chose to ignore. In doing so he added to the negative feelings of many individuals, municipalities and regulatory agencies toward those of us using this equipment legally. IF he had come to the forum to ASK questions regarding his planned flight or to ASK for some help being taught the legal and illegal uses of his device he WOULD have been offered all the help in the world....and offered it politely as their are no stupid questions from a new pilot. He choose NOT to ask for help. He choose NOT to adhere to the laws. He made a decision to violate several laws that are in place for good reasons and then posted the resulting video expecting everyone to tell him how great his work is but clearly not ready to accept responsibility for breaking the law.Since your saying your the professional, maybe first you should be a little more polite and try to teach if the pilot doesn't know and then maybe be a little forward if he persist on doing something wrong. WOW !!!!!
I'm a jerk because I follow THE LAW??? Interesting perspective.
No, you're a jerk because of your manner and presumptive attitude. You're rude, and you do not seem to understand "the law" at all. The FAA does not have regulatory authority over hobbyist drone flights, period. This flight was not in prohibited airspace, and proper notifications were sent using Airmap. There is no FAA issue here but I am sure being accurate is not your concern. People like you just get a kick out of being controlling know-it-alls and making threats. As pointed out above, maybe there were some things to learn here about safety issues, but nobody will ever learn anything from you because you are just a jerk. Well knock yourself out with your FAA report, Deputy Fife of the Mayberry Drone Police. By participating in this forum I accept that I will sometimes have to deal with trolls like you. By the way, I love your safety vest. Do you wear it to bed?
I removed post from both of you. I am attempting to stop the back & forth bickering. I don't think you have any worries of him stalking you. And we are in no way affiliated with DJI.I thought my last post especially WAS a constructive, relevant, on topic post. I even apologized.
Not good enough I guess. Wouldn't want to address real subjects or stray from the hobby fun of this equipment.
I do however appreciate the introduction to those special rules you pointed out that aren't available to the rest of us which seem to successfully argue against ALL of the points I initially brought up regarding that particular flight video and how it would be impossible and unthinkable in MY world.
I also learning of the discrepancies between that Airmap software and the official FAA Sectional charts which I need to research and understand better.
I've spent so much time keeping the FAA happy, as it controls roughly half of my income, that I've missed the options for getting around them. Moving forward I'll be better informed.
Finally..........I asked my wife why this guy mentioned her so negatively on this forum....and she has no clue....nor do I. Does he recognize her by recognizing me in the photo of me working (rather than a photo of my dog)? Is he stalking her? I didn't expect DJI to support such behavior. Now we have to watch out for him and be prepared to identify him. (I grabbed a frame of him from his video). Drone safety aside, the safety of my family is more important. That alone is enough to make this a place I don't want to be.........sooooooo.............I'll save you the trouble and ban myself (...and the crowd goes wild!!!!!!!!!!)
The AMA has its own rules which members must abide by and it is a government recognized 'community organization' that has worked with the FAA for decades. The FAA Administrator can pursue enforcement action against persons operating model aircraft who endanger the safety of the national airspace system.So AMA "rules" have the force of law? They mandatorily apply to hobbyists who are not AMA members? Can you give me the statutory or regulatory citation for that? I would like to learn more about these laws I am supposedly breaking.
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