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Seymour Indiana- Read This. This guy in a town near me asked and --------
Officials fear flying drone could cause planes to crash
Officials fear flying drone could cause planes to crash
If flying commercial?I'm just a hobby flier, but have read a lot of threads here, and I am puzzled by a couple things.
I thought that we are advised to "advise the local airport" that we will be flying. Not "asking for permission".
(From the article linked above)"Those rules state people flying drones must keep them in sight at all times and cannot fly them higher than 400 feet or within five miles of an airport without permission. They also must have a remote pilot certification
WHAT?
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I'm just a hobby flier, but have read a lot of threads here, and I am puzzled by a couple things.
I thought that we are advised to "advise the local airport" that we will be flying. Not "asking for permission".
(From the article linked above)"Those rules state people flying drones must keep them in sight at all times and cannot fly them higher than 400 feet or within five miles of an airport without permission. They also must have a remote pilot certification
WHAT?
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I thought that we are advised to "advise the local airport" that we will be flying. Not "asking for permission".
As a hobbyist you are "notifying" but they CAN deny your request if it poses any type of threat or potential threat to safety.
It's my understanding the airport authority only controls if you're wanting to take-off/land on airport grounds or if the tower alert them of a safety issue on the ground they need to assist with.
That guy doesn't know his job.
Thompson said he didn’t feel comfortable approving Duttlinger’s request at this time. “My concern is that we are overstepping FAA rules by saying it’s OK,” Thompson said. “I’m not sure how wise that is for us to do at this point. The FAA is working on tweaking these rules and making them maybe different for recreational use.”
He is not "overstepping" the FAA, the FAA says the hobby flyer just needs to notify. Sure they can deny it based on safety but his determination is not based in fact. I feel there was no reason for him to have been prevented from flying.
"Showing them the drone is also a bad idea. Now they can link it to you" As they should if he went against their ruling, (as wrong as it is) and flew it anyway after being told no.But drone operator ALSO didn't know his job, or he wouldn't have put it as a request.
Showing them the drone is also a bad idea. Now they can link it to you.
Only request I can see is if you want to test your radar reflecting paint job.
This is clearly how it is being interpreted, but it is logically inconsistent with the FAA language, which only requires notification. A notification is not a request and, semantically, a notification cannot be denied. I don't understand why the FAA did not simply require a request to fly within 5 miles, since that is obviously what they want. Would that requirement have breached the model aircraft provisions?