Recent content by joet

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    My thoughts on breaking the rules.

    I agree that both are dangerous if misused, but I do not agree that they are at all equal in terms of risk. Anything can be misused, but misusing a pencil and misusing a gun have far different implications.
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    My thoughts on breaking the rules.

    You operate a car from INSIDE the car. Totally different in terms of situational awareness, control, and the ability to handle an emergency situation. Do you honestly think that you'd ever be allowed to operate a full-sized remote controlled car on the public streets? Just look at all the...
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    My thoughts on breaking the rules.

    That's why I try to qualify my statements by stating "US" or "FAA" and don't get uppity with those outside the US since I don't know the law anywhere else.
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    My thoughts on breaking the rules.

    Yeah, well, those who completely ignore the rules or claim that the FAA's regulations are mere "suggestions" piss me off just as much. The FAA has stated more than once that the current 107 rules were a starting point and that they would be refined over time, and that overflight of people...
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    My thoughts on breaking the rules.

    Indeed: Southwest Airlines deals with fake video of a drone not hitting a Southwest Airline jet | Airlines | Dallas News
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    My thoughts on breaking the rules.

    Your objection makes no sense. DJI might be producing their ads in countries where such activity is legal. As for programming the firmware to eliminate prohibited behavior in a given jurisdiction, that's more problematic than you'd think. Just take the US as an example: Depending under...
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    My thoughts on breaking the rules.

    ...Which would make said person neither ignorant of the law or a scofflaw. That's not the problem. The problem is those who either don't educate themselves on the law or who ignore it.
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    Comment by 'joet' in media 'P3 4k for sale'

    Asking $1050 for the whole package. Details here: P3 4K with lots of accessories - $1150 (Tampa, FL)
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    My thoughts on breaking the rules.

    The problem is that too many people are either ignorant of the law or are outright scofflaws.
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    FAA FLIGHT OVER 400 ft ??

    Correct. As much as the AMA would like you to join, that is not a requirement.
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    Verizon hiring drone pilots

    Correct. §107.25 Operation from a moving vehicle or aircraft. No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system— (a) From a moving aircraft; or (b) From a moving land or water-borne vehicle unless the small unmanned aircraft is flown over a sparsely populated area and is not...
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    If their was one thing you can do legal or illegal

    Yellowstone - for, say, a month or two - making a video of pretty much everything there. I could die happy then.
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    FAA FLIGHT OVER 400 ft ??

    It absolutely does. The difference between Part 101 and 107 is the nature of the flight - for recreation (101) or anything else (107). §101.1 Applicability. (a) This part prescribes rules governing the operation in the United States, of the following: (5) Any model aircraft that meets the...
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    Commercial Drone Pilot Required To Have Radio

    The issue with transmitting on a VHF radio as a UAS pilot is that there is currently NO category of FCC licensed station for you. While stations ABOARD aircraft are licensed by rule, stations on the ground require licenses, and there is no category that fits a UAS pilot. It's one more detail...
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    Laws and regulations for drones

    The FAA interprets flying over "unprotected people" as: "Anyone who is not directly participating in the operation, not under a covered structure, or not inside a covered stationary vehicle. No operations from a moving vehicle are allowed unless you are flying over a sparsely populated area."...