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Old 11-13-2014 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnShe
Amusing interpretation at best. Tell me, how would you react if a republican had said that? Here is an interesting example of the way things could be done.
You mean a Republican would blame the Democrats or Obama? My reaction is the same a politician going on record to CYA. They can't help it it is how they are wired.

In order to buy a package of Pseudoephedrine ( a very effective antihistamine), I need to show my driver's license or other government issued ID, and then sign for it. Also, I am allowed to purchase only one package. This is supposed to prevent bulk purchases for use in making methamphetamine. There is a weakness however, I can just go down the street to another pharmacy and purchase another package. if i wanted to set up a meth lab, I could go to to every nearby pharmacy every day and buy enough to stock the lab.

I suppose, that governments, federal, sate, or local could require that hobby shops and toy stores require drone purchasers to show an ID, read a safety brochure and sign-off on having reads it. It would not do a whole lot of good, since most jerks will just ignore it, but at least it will make some people think and slightly reduce the number of unsafe incidents. Then the jerks can be punished more severely.
Sorta like buying a gun? Same old solution that never works.

I posted this earlier:
Causes of Fatal Accidents by Decade (percentage)
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[TD="width: 550, align: left"][TABLE="class: cms_table, width: 554"]
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[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 208, align: center"]Cause[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]1950s[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]1960s[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]1970s[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]1980s[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 47, align: center"]1990s[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]2000s[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 45, align: center"]All[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style3, width: 208, align: center"]Total Pilot Error[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style3, align: center"]58[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style3, align: center"]63[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style3, align: center"]44[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style3, align: center"]57[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style3, align: center"]55[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style3, align: center"]57[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, align: center"]53[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, align: center"]Pilot Error[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, align: center"]42[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, align: center"]36[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, align: center"]25[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, align: center"]29[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, align: center"]29[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, align: center"]34[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, align: center"]32[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 208, align: center"]Pilot Error (weather related)[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 47, align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, width: 45, align: center"]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 208, align: center"]Pilot Error (mechanical related)[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 47, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, width: 45, align: center"]5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 208, align: center"]Other Human Error[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 47, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, width: 45, align: center"]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 208, align: center"]Weather[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 47, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, width: 45, align: center"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 208, align: center"]Mechanical Failure[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 47, align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]22[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, width: 45, align: center"]20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 208, align: center"]Sabotage[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 47, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, width: 45, align: center"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 208, align: center"]Other Cause[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 47, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, width: 45, align: center"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
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Looks like if we want to reduce aircraft accidents then better pilot training and regulation is needed.

Now what about the difference between commercial and general aviation?
Which type of flying is safer
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[TD="width: 614, align: left"][TABLE="width: 614"]
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[TD="class: style37, width: 365, align: center"]Type of Flight[/TD]
[TD="class: style37, width: 223, align: center"]Fatalities per million flight hours[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: style35, width: 365, align: center"]Airliner (Scheduled and nonscheduled Part 121)[/TD]
[TD="class: style35, width: 223, align: center"]4.03[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: style35, width: 365, align: center"]Commuter Airline (Scheduled Part 135)[/TD]
[TD="class: style35, width: 223, align: center"]10.74[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: style35, width: 365, align: center"]Commuter Plane (Nonscheduled Part 135 - Air taxi on demand)[/TD]
[TD="class: style35, width: 223, align: center"]12.24[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: style35, width: 365, align: center"]General Aviation (Private Part 91)[/TD]
[TD="class: style35, width: 223, align: center"]22.43[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Sources: NTSB Accidents and Accident Rates by NTSB Classification 1998-2007
By far the biggest risk in flying IS THE PILOT.

So what about banning UAS, sUAS within 5 miles of an airport if safety is the overriding concern? Well hundreds of AMA club fields would have to close including the AMA NATIONAL FLYING SITE IN MUNCIE!
Complete safety is impossible as long as humans are involved.

As a closing thought the article referred to over 1 million drones in use, what about after this Christmas? 2 million? 3 million? The FAA has lost control.
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