FAA intentionaly hyping up Drone News. AMA needs to go to WAR!
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I got a great idea...every time we find a video on Utube, that we feel is questionable, let's post them on all the RC forums so we then can make every possible point about the potential dangers.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8N1Sj5Qshk&sns=fb
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Okay, here is one. While this FPV video is well done with an exceptional view the pilot violated AMA rules by not having a spotter. If he had a spotter, I think it probably would have met all the guidelines. Watch it to the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8N1Sj5Qshk&sns=fb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8N1Sj5Qshk&sns=fb
should come up with some with some rules for FPV operations not performed at RC sites and require permits and insurance.
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Yes - this guy is breaking the rules as most FPV pilots do. If you take a look at the AMA website on the home page you will see this video posted ''FAA Ban on FPV by Flite Test'' Take a look and you will see groups of FPV flyers with goggles and not a spotter in sight. I sent an email to our President asking if anyone at Muncie bothered to look at the stuff that is posted for all the world to see on our website. No response yet. If the AMA can't even control their own website how do they expect to control the FPV crowd who have no interest in living by the rules? All this is why my response to the FAA said that I agree with their decision to get rid of this dangerous activity. VIDEO: FAA Ban On FPV by FliteTestVIDEO: FAA Ban On FPV by FliteTest
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If I was going to post a video to convince people that we should condone this part of the RC community then you can bet that there would be NO qestion wherher or not that the activity shown violated the rules.
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If the FAA wants to ban slower, lighter, and smaller FPV foam planes and quad copters, then maybe they should go after the high-speed turbines that can go over 300 mph, too.
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I really don't think the FAA is spot on I think if you are flying at a RC site they should leave you alone if you are not conflicting with full scale aircraft.
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Look the issue here is endangering the National Air Space. What this means is that models flown by line of sight don't pose an issue because they simply can't be flown high enough to do so. FPV on the other hand can be flown much higher and do pose a safety issue to civil /commercial aviation. The FAA will win here and ban FPV and Congress will agree.
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Look the issue here is endangering the National Air Space. What this means is that models flown by line of sight don't pose an issue because they simply can't be flown high enough to do so. FPV on the other hand can be flown much higher and do pose a safety issue to civil /commercial aviation. The FAA will win here and ban FPV and Congress will agree.
like a couple hundred of feet or so
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Look the issue here is endangering the National Air Space. What this means is that models flown by line of sight don't pose an issue because they simply can't be flown high enough to do so. FPV on the other hand can be flown much higher and do pose a safety issue to civil /commercial aviation. The FAA will win here and ban FPV and Congress will agree.
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Why does the RC site matter? I don't see anything wrong with what he did even without a spotter. If not flying near aircraft, that is.
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"The drone operator claims to have done his best to “keep his unmanned aircraft out of the helicopter’s flight path” but the helicopter “followed his drone.” The drone pilot said “My objective was to yield the right of way to him as a full sized aircraft and to get back on the ground as quickly and safely as possible. He made that difficult I would say.”
"... what the NBC report left out of the story is the fact that the helicopter pilot runs a company that does aerial photography and video from helicopters — the exact type of company that is threatened by the emergent use of drones for the same task!"
It's pretty obvious what is happening here, I also thought the full scale pilot that reported an RC F-4 at 3,000ft was full of sh*t also, but who is going to listen to us when other hobbyist won't even listen?
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Considering who they work for? If they ban all flight except the government and military, Who they work for would be very happy. Ban voting, rights, etc. would also make their boss happy.
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Calm down and reread my post. I said that this was proof that the MEDIA was hyping the information. The FAA is asking the controllers to report incidents and then the FAA is reporting those to the media. I never claimed there was a conspiracy.
And by the wa the simple regulations is a simple ban, nothing complicated about that.
And by the wa the simple regulations is a simple ban, nothing complicated about that.
Mike
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the FAA should come up with some rules for FPV flying while not a RC site and require a permit and insurance.
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Your probably right. We can only see what actions the FAA takes to tell us what their true agenda is because they have been subversive in their planning and attacks on the FPV models and more broadly LOS models. With an annual budget of over 15 billion of your taxpayer dollars along with a media that is willing to run slanted, spun or otherwise unsubstantiated stories....yes, they will probably get what they want, but I still contend it is in no way a "win" for the citizen of the country.
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When not at a RC site you will likely be overflying people and property and to me there is a degree of risk in that.
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I had to visit the FAA website today to download some airport charts...
Guess what is on the home page…
http://www.faa.gov
Guess what is on the home page…
http://www.faa.gov
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I never thought that we would in this country fall to such a low level of servitude that Americans would advocate that a homeowner would need to apply to the Federal government for a permit to fly a toy airplane in the backyard.