Originally Posted by
franklin_m
Quite interesting that you're saying something is impossible that FARs essentially already requires you to do.
As my full-scale flight instructor taught me years ago: The FAA cannot tell you what is safe. The FAA cannot tell you what is smart. The FAA can only tell you what is LEGAL.
Originally Posted by
franklin_m
...FAR 107.19(C) requires YOU to "ensure that the small unmanned aircraft will pose no undue hazard to other people, other aircraft, or other property in the event of a loss of control of the aircraft for any reason."
The word you should have emphasized is "UNDUE". Unlike you, the regulation writer clearly recognized the indisputable fact that aviation of any kind is an inherently risky activity.
The intent of the regulation is clearly to prohibit obviously unsafe practices such as flying over crowds, flying in close proximity to full-scale aircraft, or "buzzing". It does not mean that flight should be limited so that collision with people, other aircraft, or other property is physically impossible.
FAR 107.19 (b) also notes that the remote PIC (not some reg writer) is directly responsible for and is the final authority as to the operation of the sUAS. FAR 107.21 (a) authorizes the remote PIC to deviate from any Part 107 rule to the extent necessary to meet an emergency.