I am so amused sometimes of these post's.....The RULES ARE VERY CLEAR! WITHIN 5 MILES OF ANY ACTIVE AIRPORT another words 5 miles or closer!!!! YOU CANNOT FLY ABOVE 400 FEET! YOU MAY NOT TAKE OFF OR LAND WITHIN 1.5 MILES OF AN ACTIVE AIRPORT!!! WITHOUT NOTIFING THE CONTROL TOWER OF YOUR EXACT LOCATION AND ALTITUDE AND LENGTH OF TIME IN THAT AREA!!! ANYTHING OUTSIDE THE 5 MILE RULE IS SKY'S THE LIMIT!! AND IF YOU HAD A DECENT DRONE! IT WOULD NOT ALLOW YOU TO FLY PAST ANY OF THOSE LIMITATIONS!
Where did you get the 1.5 mile idea. Only requirement is to notify when you will be flying with 5 miles. Unless as Buick commented, you are flying under Part 107 and you don't have to notify unless you will be in controlled airspace and that takes prior approval. And who's to say what a decent sUAS is? Remember, these rules apply to all remotely piloted aircraft, not just drones.
Might want to consider another line of work for income. This one is clearly too stressful for you. Part 107 has opened up the floodgates where everyone with a drone can now become a licensed commercial drone pilot for $250 and a weekend of study. That excessive supply, with a fixed demand, will drive whatever your income you were expecting into the ground.
You can't fix stupid. Irresponsible pilots will continue to do irresponsible things. If your income depends upon a lack of further regulation, you have a small window of opportunity. One area that will continue to be in high demand is drone education, teaching others how to operate and run a drone business, as hope springs eternal. You'll make money that way, even if your students never do. Kind of like a ponzi scheme.
It's only going to get worse from here on. The VLOS restriction is solely so they can locate the pilot. The VLOS radius is much smaller than the 4.3 mile control radius under FPV! Restrictions will not stop those out to do nefarious things, which should be of far greater concern than the idiots, who are just stupid. You can't legislate stupid. DIY builds will never be able to be controlled, nor those that want to install NFZ bypasses. Regulation will increase, but the incidences will not be decreased by them. You'll just have more scofflaws. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. When drones are outlawed, only outlaws will be flying drones. Have you seen how many people are still texting and driving, and talking on their cell phones in their hand while driving? Far more dangerous than even driving drunk!
I was told in a 107 prep class that 107 only applies when your getting paid.... Just because you have a 107 license doesn't mean you can't fly as a hobby as well.
Agreed, poor judgment even as a hobbyist alone could have heavy consequences... Go up 1000' get some great pics and return safely, great. Go up 1000' and hit a manned aircraft.... Things would get sideways quick... Not to mention should it cause said aircraft to crash!! I admit to going outside safety guidelines on VLOS and altitude sometimes. But I live in a rural area and do so with extreme caution.
That's a very good question. !!!!!!! I know usually the slower less maneuverable has the right away. This is what I mean. I really think Drones will become a big safety issue.
I kind of agree, as with anything comes responsibility. It's the PIC (person in control)who has the responsibility, whether it's a drunk in a car, it's not the cars fault. Same as some reckless person with a firearm, the firearm did nothing. Same with a drone, if the pilot is reckless and causes an incident there should be consequences for the pilot. My point is they can't punish the masses because of a few reckless people. We need to go back to punishing the person not blaming the device. JMO
