I tried to send the following to the FAA via email when I found I could not seem to be able make a formal report using their system, then I found out they will not accept emails about incidents because of "privacy concerns". The first segment below describes the incident and why I wanted to send it and why I couldn't. '
The second segment below is an email I did send since it did not include any privacy information.
Let's see how level the playing field really is.
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1st segment
I was recreationally flying my DJI Phantom 3 Professional over my property near Pomona, Illinois this morning at approximately 8:45 AM CDT. While operating the model at approximately 150 ft AGL my airspace was overflown by a what appeared to be a wingover single engine aircraft operating somewhere between 500 and 1200 feet AGL. I immediately brought my model down to below 75 feet until the aircraft could no longer be seen or heard. I continued my model flight with a ceiling of 395 feet and at all times i was in LOS with the model. Less than 5 minutes later, the aircraft reentered my airspace and was considerably lower. To avoid any issues with the aircraft, I landed the model after descending to less than 50 feet AGL.
The problem is that there is no place for a recreational model pilot to report incursions yet there are multiple ways for a pilot to claim they have had a "drone" incident. In this case I want to be on the record that I was operating the model within FAA recommendations and the only person with questionable flight parameters was the pilot of the small aircraft, Thank you for your attention.
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2nd segment
How does a civilian recreational UAV owner operating completely within current FAA recommendations report an incursion of a civilian aircraft into his private property airspace which causes the UAV pilot to have to take preemptory evasive action to avoid a possible incident? It would appear your forms do not take that eventuality into account. Thank you,
The second segment below is an email I did send since it did not include any privacy information.
Let's see how level the playing field really is.
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1st segment
I was recreationally flying my DJI Phantom 3 Professional over my property near Pomona, Illinois this morning at approximately 8:45 AM CDT. While operating the model at approximately 150 ft AGL my airspace was overflown by a what appeared to be a wingover single engine aircraft operating somewhere between 500 and 1200 feet AGL. I immediately brought my model down to below 75 feet until the aircraft could no longer be seen or heard. I continued my model flight with a ceiling of 395 feet and at all times i was in LOS with the model. Less than 5 minutes later, the aircraft reentered my airspace and was considerably lower. To avoid any issues with the aircraft, I landed the model after descending to less than 50 feet AGL.
The problem is that there is no place for a recreational model pilot to report incursions yet there are multiple ways for a pilot to claim they have had a "drone" incident. In this case I want to be on the record that I was operating the model within FAA recommendations and the only person with questionable flight parameters was the pilot of the small aircraft, Thank you for your attention.
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2nd segment
How does a civilian recreational UAV owner operating completely within current FAA recommendations report an incursion of a civilian aircraft into his private property airspace which causes the UAV pilot to have to take preemptory evasive action to avoid a possible incident? It would appear your forms do not take that eventuality into account. Thank you,