Originally Posted by
franklin_m
I just checked my posts and not once did I advocate banning anything. I advocated geographic and altitude restrictions on sUAS flying (in any form) that keeps them clear of the overwhelming majority of manned aircraft. Just today, US Senator Chuck Schumer is quoted in USA Today that the near miss yesterday in New York "should be a wake-up call for stricter limits on drone use."
I humbly submit that we can either do it ourselves (hard altitude and geographic limits) and retain some control over the outcome, or the legislators will do it for us.
Will not retain the outcome nor will the AMA. The FAA has complete control of the NAS, as you already know. When an accident happens, the FAA Investigates.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...anes/28207569/
This kind of stupidity of who's know's their membership with the AMA or not? We don't know that yet. If they were members of the AMA, I would tend to think they know altitude limits within their airspace. Apparently as the news shows us, they. the unknown pilots of these drones have NO identity
as of yet. I have kept on saying , these types of major infractions, stupid mistakes, or on purpose,they should have the hammer down on those people.
Give them 5 years Prison time, revoke their AMA member ship, which I doubt they have, or they would know better, and slap them with a 5G fine, not including if it took a full scale aircraft down, which resulted in major loss over 5K, damage, then if fatalities occurred, who knows? It will happen one day. Wait for it. I hope is does not happen but afraid it will sooner than later.