Another Drone Pilot does it Again
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This could happen here most already has:
New Zealand's Drone and RC flying model regulations (made simple)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBJBq0tbTKM
New Zealand's Drone and RC flying model regulations (made simple)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBJBq0tbTKM
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Exclusive: U.S. government, police working on counter-drone system - source Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0QP0BB20150820
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0QP0BB20150820
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The person gave his opinion, which in the most part I agree with, and gives a valid commentary. People are the problem, not the Drones or Guns or Knives, it's Human behavior, that's the problem and I think it's about time for the Law Enforcement and other entities that make rules of Flight Safety get involved and make it happen.Will it happen??? I don't know, but I hope so.
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FAA Promises Strict Action Against Illegal Drone Users
The FAA is responding to a sharp increase in drone encounters with manned aircraft. In a statement released last week, the agency said pilot reports of drones have increased from 238 in 2014 to more than 650 so far this year. The FAA is sending a clear message that they will seek fines, and even possible criminal charges for illegal use of drones. Full story >>
The FAA is responding to a sharp increase in drone encounters with manned aircraft. In a statement released last week, the agency said pilot reports of drones have increased from 238 in 2014 to more than 650 so far this year. The FAA is sending a clear message that they will seek fines, and even possible criminal charges for illegal use of drones. Full story >>
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...ons-on-drones/
Right on cue, our state senator (a guy who never met a camera he didn't like)....thinks the FAA should take steps to address the drone issue. Big hearty LOL...he's on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, which oversees the FAA. As if the FAA hasn't done anything yet?
Not that some of his suggestions are bad ones (geofencing around airports), but it's not like this is a new issue. But hey, got him some air time!
Right on cue, our state senator (a guy who never met a camera he didn't like)....thinks the FAA should take steps to address the drone issue. Big hearty LOL...he's on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, which oversees the FAA. As if the FAA hasn't done anything yet?
Not that some of his suggestions are bad ones (geofencing around airports), but it's not like this is a new issue. But hey, got him some air time!
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http://wtnh.com/2015/08/20/blumentha...ons-on-drones/
Hate to say it, but I am adding fuel to the fire if this has not already been posted.
Hate to say it, but I am adding fuel to the fire if this has not already been posted.
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http://wtnh.com/2015/08/20/blumentha...ons-on-drones/
Hate to say it, but I am adding fuel to the fire if this has not already been posted.
Hate to say it, but I am adding fuel to the fire if this has not already been posted.
In the same way. over the years, I've seen things I couldn't immediately identify. They were most likely mylar balloons. I suppose you would have to call them unidentified-flying-objects. The were flying. I couldn't identify them. They appeared to be - objects. Does that make them UFOs newsworthy and requiring congressional attention?
Also... Don't we have Connecticut to thank for Ted Kennedy? When elected officials from Connecticut speak, I tend to tune out.
Bill
Edited to correct a math error.
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Wait. What? The entire article is about some guy that saw a drone 15 miles from the airport. As a commercial airline pilot have no desire to hit a drone. On the other hand I realize that seeing a drone 15 miles from the airport, presumably thousands of feet below, is not cause for alarm. "On his approach 15 miles south of the airport" - he should have been at approximately 4,500'. Drones are perfectly legal up to 400' and within 5 miles of many airports. For all I know he looked down and saw a guy flying a RingMaster in the park.
In the same way. over the years, I've seen things I couldn't immediately identify. They were most likely mylar balloons. I suppose you would have to call them unidentified-flying-objects. The were flying. I couldn't identify them. They appeared to be - objects. Does that make them UFOs newsworthy and requiring congressional attention?
Also... Don't we have Connecticut to thank for Ted Kennedy? When elected officials from Connecticut speak, I tend to tune out.
In the same way. over the years, I've seen things I couldn't immediately identify. They were most likely mylar balloons. I suppose you would have to call them unidentified-flying-objects. The were flying. I couldn't identify them. They appeared to be - objects. Does that make them UFOs newsworthy and requiring congressional attention?
Also... Don't we have Connecticut to thank for Ted Kennedy? When elected officials from Connecticut speak, I tend to tune out.
I checked every approach plate at Bradly International and the vectoring altitudes to be from 2500'MSL to 3500' MSL with most at 3000'msl. Subtracting the 173' MSL of the airport the mean vectoring altitude would be 3000'-173'=2827' AGL. Still way too high for any Quad or R/C model air plane.
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I checked every approach plate at Bradly International and the vectoring altitudes to be from 2500'MSL to 3500' MSL with most at 3000'msl. Subtracting the 173' MSL of the airport the mean vectoring altitude would be 3000'-173'=2827' AGL. Still way too high for any Quad or R/C model air plane.
Using this 3 to 1 rule suggests that a drone even 5 miles from an airport would have to be at 1,700' to be at the same altitude as an airplane on approach.
I've taken the liberty of a lot of rounding in my calculations. The point is, if this person reported a drone 15 miles from the airport he was either looking a long way down or the drone was violating several already established laws.
Bill
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http://wtnh.com/2015/08/20/blumentha...ons-on-drones/
Hate to say it, but I am adding fuel to the fire if this has not already been posted.
Hate to say it, but I am adding fuel to the fire if this has not already been posted.
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Wait. What? The entire article is about some guy that saw a drone 15 miles from the airport. As a commercial airline pilot have no desire to hit a drone. On the other hand I realize that seeing a drone 15 miles from the airport, presumably thousands of feet below, is not cause for alarm. "On his approach 15 miles south of the airport" - he should have been at approximately 5,000'. Drones are perfectly legal up to 400' and within 5 miles of many airports. For all I know he looked down and saw a guy flying a RingMaster in the park.
In the same way. over the years, I've seen things I couldn't immediately identify. They were most likely mylar balloons. I suppose you would have to call them unidentified-flying-objects. The were flying. I couldn't identify them. They appeared to be - objects. Does that make them UFOs newsworthy and requiring congressional attention?
Also... Don't we have Connecticut to thank for Ted Kennedy? When elected officials from Connecticut speak, I tend to tune out.
Bill
Edited to correct a math error.
In the same way. over the years, I've seen things I couldn't immediately identify. They were most likely mylar balloons. I suppose you would have to call them unidentified-flying-objects. The were flying. I couldn't identify them. They appeared to be - objects. Does that make them UFOs newsworthy and requiring congressional attention?
Also... Don't we have Connecticut to thank for Ted Kennedy? When elected officials from Connecticut speak, I tend to tune out.
Bill
Edited to correct a math error.
You can thank our fellow New Englanders from Massachusetts for the Kennedys. Not that most states don't have their "special children".
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If U notice that at 12.8 DME -1.9 DME =10.9 NM from the RWTH
Run Way Threshold U are at 3000' MSL. I would guess that the
vectoring Altitude for the ILS or LOC RWY 6 approach is 3000'MSL
Any VFR Traffic should be a Pattern altitude within 5 miles
of the airport is 1000' AGL witch iwould be 1173' MSL.
Still way too high for any Quad (Drone) or R/C model. Agreed?
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Agreed, HD, has shown us charts for vectors that Pilots use everyday, plates if you will. People like myself that are not Full Scale Pilots, know a very small margin of vectors and altitudes, but when not being educated on how to read these charts, and practical practice with those plates, leaving the General RC hobbyist and Pilot confused, doesn't do much good, though we do appreciate the technical portion of the comment. Can we just say, 5 miles, AGL MAX.at 400 ft, and leave it at that?
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Agreed, HD, has shown us charts for vectors that Pilots use everyday, plates if you will. People like myself that are not Full Scale Pilots, know a very small margin of vectors and altitudes, but when not being educated on how to read these charts, and practical practice with those plates, leaving the General RC hobbyist and Pilot confused, doesn't do much good, though we do appreciate the technical portion of the comment. Can we just say, 5 miles, AGL MAX.at 400 ft, and leave it at that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fElkNeuKoh0
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First, these UAVs have been seen at very high altitudes, including the 5000' from the above story, different account with more info. Second, the system the FAA wants to build will not oly allow them to disable the UAV and send it home but also track it back to the owner. Remember, as yet UAVs do not have identifying numbers on them. Yet. That can be arranged.
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UAV detection systems such as this would work well to prevent inadvertent flight at an airport, but it will do nothing to prevent people who want to fly at or near airports.
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Any regulation for any industry only makes it harder for the lazy ones to violate, other than that, just gives the authorities a little teeth on those rare occasions when they catch the violators.
#2423
I do not believe they can write new regulation that these people wouild not also ignore. Just need more people enforcing the law. In time this will pass, especially after a few arrests.
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Sooner or later it will happen, they will catch a genius.
#2425
Given the massive media coverage of near misses, I am convinced that virtually 100% of the pilots who are flying over airport property know that they are operating illegally. These individuals will simply remove or disable the "...radio-frequency detection tags..." that allow the UAV to be detected by the system. If the "tags" are "...incorporated into drone operating systems as a standard feature," the pilots will simply obtain flight controllers from China that do not include this technology.Even this measure might not be necessary, if the firmware can hacked/modified to disable the "tag."
UAV detection systems such as this would work well to prevent inadvertent flight at an airport, but it will do nothing to prevent people who want to fly at or near airports.
UAV detection systems such as this would work well to prevent inadvertent flight at an airport, but it will do nothing to prevent people who want to fly at or near airports.