Separation of Drones from the AMA
01-12-2016, 09:08 AM
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I agree that's pretty dangerous flying, and obviously lousy moderating, but there's bad eggs in any hobby. With the internet of course, it's far easier to find said bad-eggs, even if they are few and far between.
However, it wasn't that long ago when people would do stupid things with LOS flying as well.
I remember reading an older (maybe late 1980s?) R/C modelling magazine discussing the authors trials learning to fly a larger glow model in a parking lot. The story was obviously making light of how ignorant they were to the danger at the time, but this was an informal club flying and crashing .60 sized models in a built up area.
Dangerous, sure. But it was happening, and I'm sure occasionally still does.
What I'm saying is we don't have a perfect track record either, and I guarantee the hobby will be looking back on some of the reckless behaviour today as completely absurd once we establish a new safety culture.
Give it some time.
However, it wasn't that long ago when people would do stupid things with LOS flying as well.
I remember reading an older (maybe late 1980s?) R/C modelling magazine discussing the authors trials learning to fly a larger glow model in a parking lot. The story was obviously making light of how ignorant they were to the danger at the time, but this was an informal club flying and crashing .60 sized models in a built up area.
Dangerous, sure. But it was happening, and I'm sure occasionally still does.
What I'm saying is we don't have a perfect track record either, and I guarantee the hobby will be looking back on some of the reckless behaviour today as completely absurd once we establish a new safety culture.
Give it some time.
01-12-2016, 10:07 AM
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Here's what the FAA is concerned about!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4refzhmxks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4refzhmxks
I'd be willing to bet that the majority of the "near misses" with drones reported to the FAA (that were legitimate), were due to fly aways like this.
Its not an easy problem to solve. Clearly the users don't typically read the manuals or ask around for help, and most of the retailers are only interested in the sale, not what is done with it after that. Maybe after the novelty has worn off and the masses have moved on to the next new gadget, things will settle down a bit and only the people who want to learn how to do it right will be left.
Hopefully that guy and his wife aren't going to go out and drop a bunch of cash on another one and do it again...
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01-12-2016, 10:22 AM
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DeferredDefect is the moderator of R/C Canada, he is totally educated, but flys over neighborhoods from his large screen TV in his living room. Maybe they think they ( drones ), are harmless ? I don't get it.
01-12-2016, 10:44 AM
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The cases of the numb nuts who do stupid stuff even though they know better is a tougher nut to crack. The FAA has said that they want to concentrate on "compliance" vs. "enforcement" and I agree that's the better course, but some enforcement is going to be needed to reign in these unsafe operators.
The FIRST requirement though is a set of *regulations* around which to build the compliance and enforcement pieces. This is many years late and sorely needed...
Bob
01-12-2016, 12:58 PM
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What's really scary is an intelligent guy such as yourself, especially as a R/C modeler and moderator does stupid dangerous flights and then tries to justify it by referring to equally stupid things that occurred 30 years ago. You sir are in a better position than most of us, to help establish this NEW safety culture. Yet you choose to use your position to make it worse ??
The police did actually call him into the station once to warn him about his activities, Later he flew from his living room.
Now this may be a reach, I admit.. But a few short months ago the French gov was looking for 2 drone operators that where flying over Paris. One turned himself in. The other they did not catch. Max was there on vacation at the same time as posted on his FB and then theres this..
http://www.rccanada.ca/rccforum/show...29&postcount=2
01-12-2016, 02:47 PM
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Here's what the FAA is concerned about!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4refzhmxks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4refzhmxks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM3Ede2hgaw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi91aFdKd9Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_jps2vN1oQ
01-12-2016, 02:52 PM
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01-12-2016, 04:35 PM
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A workmate who knows I build and fly RC airplanes asked if I was going to get a drone. I told him it wasn't my thing. He thinks it would be cool to film overhead shots at our local Nascar short track. Major Tom to ground control we may have a problem.
01-13-2016, 10:24 AM
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Hilarious examples of why the FAA is now involved.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyQ-qo7kZes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB37...ature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6zj...ature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyQ-qo7kZes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB37...ature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6zj...ature=youtu.be
01-14-2016, 01:13 PM
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I've purchased materials from Tower Hobby in the past, not so sure when though because I get their catalog every so often in the mail. I received one in the mail yesterday so I took a glance through it when I didn't have anything else to do. I noticed that Revell and Estes are producing drones. So when did the Revell plastic model company and the Estes rocket company start getting involved in the production and sales of drones?
