There are less than 30 CASA accredited UAV operators in Australia. To try and respond to the demand for use in commercial applications without the $15,000 worth of training to get accredited, CASA is amending the regulations so that the UAV weight determines whether a UAV Operators Certificate is required. Hopefully it'll be a sensible number - I'd love to use my Bixler to earn some dough...
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Interesting - I think it's probably a good thing that they're updating the regulations, at least we'll know where we stand from a legal perspective.
There's a lot of potential if that works. Being able to scout property lines for instance. Looking at bridges after a flood or earthquake. Fly over a field on the other side of a river to look for livestock etc. Pretty good opportunities if they make it manageable.
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Hi Guys
The following item was on ABC 7:30 Report Monday evening (approx. 20 min. into program);
Drones
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Jason
That video says it is only available for download in Australia.
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Damn. Here's an alternative link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-0...issues/4302130
Hopefully that one works for you.
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A better representation of the hobby than the one with TBS in it. That was only bad press. This covered the really good applications and the more level headed pilots driving the tech forward. Hopefully CASA sees the good as something to nurture.
I read that the surf lifesaving drones are only 1m wingspan... Hopefully that doesn't factor into regulations, which I think are mainly being changed to allow this to happen.
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I'm sure that any weight size limitations will be on the higher side. A 1m wingspan plane would be lucky to hit 1kg and if CASA puts a limit on it like that then we're all screwed
1 meter wingspan? It's going to make all FPV Bixlers illegal... I just hope I get some FPV flight time and some money earned on AP before my government decides to block our airspace...
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