JTarmstr
Elite member
@BS projects inc.
If I am flying in a safe manor why do I NEED to be identified.. I wont be anywhere that could possibly cause issue to full scale aircraft?
I am beginning to get the feeling you have some kind of personal involvement in this system here. You are promoting it awfully hard in a forum. Then you make the statement you fly in the middle of nowhere like another member where NONE of this really effects safe air space.
Again I reiterate.. its nothing more then profiteering... where is all the regulation and "Ohh you must be identified while flying" BULLCRAP in regard to ultra light aircraft and para-motors and all the things that are actually IN the air space of real aircraft...
There is nothing you or anyone can say to make me believe this or any other new legislation is in the best interest in the hobby. Profiteering nothing more.
EDIT: Oh and what is being done about private small aircraft flying in MY airspace under 400 ft taking pictures of the pretty fall colors. Thats more unsafe then anything to full scale flight.. and they HAVE the gear where they can be tracked.
How is it BS? I agree that fixed wings do not present a large threat, however, multirotors are a different story, as battery technology develops and motors improve, drones become capable of more and more. Its only a matter of time before they are used in a terrorist attack, and what then? then they will be regulated into the ground. Lets be honest with the lazy attitude most people hold, nothing will happen except a scream for legislation and governmental protections because they cant protect themselves. How soon till someone tries to hit a helicopter/airplane with a drone? The DJI Mavic 2 can travel for miles and has a top speed of 72 MPH. You can buy one of these $1,725.
The way i see it, there are two ways this goes, we have mild regulations and suffer all the watching and reporting bs. Or we can wait until some jerk does something destructive with a drone and they are regulated into the ground. These regulations are coming whether we like it or not.
Also quick question isn't it legal to go under 400 feet if you get permission from ATC? I genuinely dont know if this is true or not. When I was in Alaska most of the float planes where flying way lower than 400 ft AGL and they did it on routine.