That does have a lot of truth, accurate in many ways! The maturity comes at all ages for some, but it does ring out to me when I see what some do with their drones and where... and it tends to be younger folks that don't feel rules or cautions applies. Directly coupled is the advancement in product... photography drones fly with practically no knowledge of controls. Prior to Drones, you didn't see a lot of RC Planes or Heli's not just due to a lack of camera but mainly due to the difficulty to fly and the expense to repair.Thank all the people that abuse privileges for these laws. Like everything else, it boils down to maturity and common sense. Abuse it and the politicians take over
Only problem with that video is its over a month old and as it turns out things for Hobbyist are not that bad afterallAlong the $$ driven focus...
paints a little more picture of the driving force behind the Regs...
The focus was the money driven aspects. Agree not so bad now, but the Regs aren’t done... it’s evolving and most likely will increase.Only problem with that video is its over a month old and as it turns out things for Hobbyist are not that bad afterall
Hobbyist flyers will be fine if you follow the rules and have been doing so all along. We have a few more rules to follow but its no big deal, the ones that will have issues are the "Screw you FAA" guys and those flyers never followed the rules anyway so time will catch up to them at some point. I see nothing at all so far (this can change) that will put an end to Hobby drone flying.
Hobbyist flyers will be fine if you follow the rules and have been doing so all along. We have a few more rules to follow but its no big deal, the ones that will have issues are the "Screw you FAA" guys and those flyers never followed the rules anyway so time will catch up to them at some point. I see nothing at all so far (this can change) that will put an end to Hobby drone flying.
The 400’ rule for hobbyists effectively kills RC aviation where aerobatics and soaring is concerned. It also pretty much puts and end to international and national competitions. Multirotors are really only a small part of recreational RC aviation, with the majority being punished and restricted to control the minority. What’s tragic is that without RC aviation our little toys would have never achieved conception let alone the popularity they now have. All of the developments that brought about our flight controllers, autopilots, and miniature camera systems began life in fixed wing model aircraft. Most of what is used in military platforms also started in the same place.
Oh totally spot on! The media has made the Drone practically a self thinking robot capable of all sorts of evil. Rarely covers the good... especially when you clearly see drone footage in every flood coverage, search rescue gathering, shooting, etc... where technically since their pilot has to be a 107, some of their shots could be questioned as appropriate/legal.Well the local news has made the word "Drone" seem like and beginning of Skynet and the way the local news reports any drone event they give the impression that the drone is always the problem but when it turns out the drone in the story is not the problem the News channel never comes back to correct it
Well the local news has made the word "Drone" seem like and beginning of Skynet and the way the local news reports any drone event they give the impression that the drone is always the problem but when it turns out the drone in the story is not the problem the News channel never comes back to correct it
I actually think most points are valid and I would support them. There are so many drone pilots breaking the laws, of course, there are many pilots that do not break laws. I do not agree with confiscating someone's property without a court hearing. Maybe a warning first, not confirmation. I don't think local law enforcement is educated enough in this field to do so. FAA is another thing.Interesting Video on new FAA rules.
If you haven't been doing much reading... this is a nice crib notes video.