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Old 07-15-2015, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Jim Branaum
I firmly believe you just hit the nail on the head with a 12 lb sledge. We MUST find an answer that separates us from those not understanding the fire they are playing with before they burn us all out. There have already been attempts at controlling the location these things can fly by putting gps monitors on them and writing code into the controller sofware that limits activities in some areas. It was found that hacker renegade operators remove that code. Which means that the attempt by the industry to resolve the problem has had very limited success.

So what next?
Here are the powers that be - http://www.faa.gov/uas/

Find out what they are doing. Write or email them. Ask what you can do. And offer to help them come up with a solution that is good for everyone who wants to stay legal.