Originally Posted by
franklin_m
I don't want to give a hard and fast size, but rather limit by TE, flying site dimensions, altitude limits per above, and flight path.
And your TE limit is? Preferably in terms of easily interpreted charts and graphs that the technically illiterate among us can actually USE?
Originally Posted by
franklin_m
Idea being that at any point in the path, based on the current velocity vector, a complete loss of control would result in sUAS impacting inside lateral limits of FRIA and no closer to 100 feet from any non-participant (FAA's definition of participant) inside the FRIA.
That is completely impossible to predict as you very well know. A complete loss of control could occur at any time, and the model could react in any conceivable way depending on the nature of the failure. Including cruising straight and level out of the lateral limits of the FRIA.
If the aircraft remains within the FRIA, not even a fail-safe mode would help; since there are failure modes (loss of power at the receiver) which would inhibit the fail safe from acting. So you're basically wanting to ban anything physically capable of generating lethal force in a terminal dive -- with the power plant operating at 100%.
Since the post-failure path of the aircraft cannot be predicted, the requirement to miss non-participants by 100 feet is meaningless.
Of course you were cunning enough to put this in terms of "FRIA limits". But since your stated goal is to "stick a fork in FRIAs" that's bogus. Any regulatory body adopting this concept would have no alternative but to ban anything flying ANYWHERE which is capable of generating lethal force. Which, I have a funny feeling, will be construed as anything weighing more than 0.55lb.
Pay attention folks! This what this guy really wants, and if you don't oppose him, he'll work with the FAA to make it happen.