Okay, the sheriffs helicopter that also lands on the lawn next to a restaurant for lunch.
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hahah - thats awesome
Okay, the sheriffs helicopter that also lands on the lawn next to a restaurant for lunch.
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Ok I understand not ALL, cases do they fly above 500 feet. But that's the exception to the rule. So using that logic you should not fly your drone at all because of one of the rare situations you are taking about because they can be well below 400 feet. Your missing the point of this post and to be honest I'm done talking about it. Have fun flying in your backyard!
It's my understanding that a lot of small plane pilots aren't certified to fly at night or instrument only. When I make long test flights with my drone I like to do it at night, seems like there is vastly less air traffic and I can see the screen much better. I'm not saying it's safer and trying to open another can of worms, just an observation.Further to my earlier point, I have flown with him and I DO know that he is limited to day time only, and good weather only. There is DEFINITELY some sort of enforceable certification required.
I guess I inspired him. 15 min later he sent me this with the caption "live right now":
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So Ultralight Pilots are idiots? Have you flown one? There is nothing like it, and I've ridden it just about everything.Yes seriously ! It's all the more reason that a drone might be safer than some idiot flying ultralight. It has autonomous functions.
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With an Ultralight if you are really stupid you likely will only do it once. With a drone you will most likely not even be injured.What seems ridiculous to me is that one can fly an ultralight "Paramotor" with a passenger and have no height restriction or license to fly. The premise is the FAA believes there is little chance of injuries to others if it malfunctions. However they fly at many thousands of feet and it occupys airspace with planes the same as a drone would yet drones can't fly above 400 feet. I would imagine that an ultralight would do way more damage it it collided with a plane. The requirements the FAA places on drones seems way overboard as compared to a much heavier ultralight with occupants.
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Exactly right. If you're **IN** the airplane, ANY airplane, when something goes wrong, your life is on the line, and you're going to do everything possible to make sure it doesn't.Also the ultralight has ZERO autonomous flight controls. If you get it wrong in the UL you might die... in an R/C aircraft it could fly and fly and fly without your input.
Do we really need to have this conversation? Seriously?
Just keep in mind, up there enjoying all that "comfort", that all airplanes pass right through "drone territory" taking off and landing. And even the 400' drone limit's not sacred; YouTube's full of drone videos where someone's flying one up 5-6000 ft, through cloud decks, attempting "altitude records".A drone pilot is limited by FPV. When I'm on a commercial flight I take comfort in the 400' limit. Wouldnt want it any other way.
Please don't give the public and the FAA anymore ideas.What seems ridiculous to me is that one can fly an ultralight "Paramotor" with a passenger and have no height restriction or license to fly. The premise is the FAA believes there is little chance of injuries to others if it malfunctions. However they fly at many thousands of feet and it occupys airspace with planes the same as a drone would yet drones can't fly above 400 feet. I would imagine that an ultralight would do way more damage it it collided with a plane. The requirements the FAA places on drones seems way overboard as compared to a much heavier ultralight with occupants.
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