Drone VS Aircraft - Mid Air Collisions
07-12-2016, 09:45 AM
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Agree. No doubt there are more sold then registered. However....keep in mind some MR folks have the same illness "traditional" fixed wing folks do...can't have just one. I know a guy who has 10 of them. They all look pretty similar to me, but what do I know.
07-12-2016, 09:48 AM
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I think they are trying to work out something commercially. Not sure if this is a priority. larger UAF flying in controlled airspace with full scale may be a higher priority. Someday we will be flying in large Boeing and Airbus UAV's. Drones with brains flying stupid people around. Robots will take over the world.
07-12-2016, 09:51 AM
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Not sure how you arrived at the last conclusion. If the numbers of MR being sold are correct, it's around 400k (give or take). How many incidents a day, week, month, or year are being reported that indicate they are flying in "restricted" areas? It doesn't appear you have all the data to validate that as fact, but I can't argue it as opinion. The amount of flights would also be needed in the equation to get a better idea, at least IMO. Let's not forget folks flying "traditional" or fixed wing aircraft were the first ones to be seen flying in "restricted" areas well before MR were. As always, it's not the aircraft, it's the pilot that's the issue.
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the 6th is based mainly on observation. Back to my 4th of July experience. When 5 multi rotor aircraft are flying over historical landmarks, near heliports and the state Capitol there is a clear issue and from the general publics perspective what is being done is not enough.
07-12-2016, 09:56 AM
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Ha ha!!! So true. lol. Ya, the commercial license is still 400ft or below and within los. You can fly for profit though and get a waiver to blos and higher than 400ft for a specific job. At least that is my understanding. I am looking for a way to fly blos and break 400ft legally without jumping through 800 hoops and taking 5 weeks for approval.. If there was a way to put a xponder on fpv planes then we could be seen by radar. Problem solved. I just don't get why flying fpv blos is any different than flying around in a Piper Cub or some ultralight with no xponder. They are still flying around the sky with no way to be seen. Oh well.
Mike, my thought is that somone flying around in a full scale experimental aircraft is more able to exercise " see and avoid " better then somone flying from the ground via FPV. I have flown a friends FPV aircraft and found my peripheral vision quite compromised.
07-12-2016, 09:59 AM
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the 6th is based mainly on observation. Back to my 4th of July experience. When 5 multi rotor aircraft are flying over historical landmarks, near heliports and the state Capitol there is a clear issue and from the general publics perspective what is being done is not enough.
07-12-2016, 10:12 AM
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the 6th is based mainly on observation. Back to my 4th of July experience. When 5 multi rotor aircraft are flying over historical landmarks, near heliports and the state Capitol there is a clear issue and from the general publics perspective what is being done is not enough.
Another thing, I'll be interested to see in the coming months, perhaps years how many state and local officials are going to run afoul of some of the guidelines they will be required to enforce. More and more cities are starting to buy MR and incorporate them into different workflows. One specific example are police departments. All kinds of possible issues there.
07-12-2016, 10:13 AM
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07-12-2016, 10:18 AM
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Mike, my thought is that somone flying around in a full scale experimental aircraft is more able to exercise " see and avoid " better then somone flying from the ground via FPV. I have flown a friends FPV aircraft and found my peripheral vision quite compromised.
07-12-2016, 10:19 AM
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07-12-2016, 10:25 AM
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Mike, my thought is that somone flying around in a full scale experimental aircraft is more able to exercise " see and avoid " better then somone flying from the ground via FPV. I have flown a friends FPV aircraft and found my peripheral vision quite compromised.
Here is a video showing the the visual openness of no cockpit and head tracking capabilities. Not me, just found video on the Tube. I don't post vids or pics of my flights. For my personal viewing only. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYtF3b4R8ws
Not arguing, just trying to give my honest perspective.
Setup correctly, the field of vision is vastly superior in an fpv plane.
07-12-2016, 10:37 AM
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Mike, I am not saying there aren't setups like that out there such as yours that can offer really good 360 degree vision. My comments were based on what I have seen the " average " FPV setup to be. As always there are exceptions to everything.
as far as FPV racing goes. I think it is cool as I am a racing kind of guy and I too simply can't comprehend the skill involved in some of the videos I have seen. It probibly comes down to the same thing I preach concerning fixed wing flying. Get your setup dialed in and then practice, practice, practice.
as far as FPV racing goes. I think it is cool as I am a racing kind of guy and I too simply can't comprehend the skill involved in some of the videos I have seen. It probibly comes down to the same thing I preach concerning fixed wing flying. Get your setup dialed in and then practice, practice, practice.
07-12-2016, 10:57 AM
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Mike, I am not saying there aren't setups like that out there such as yours that can offer really good 360 degree vision. My comments were based on what I have seen the " average " FPV setup to be. As always there are exceptions to everything.
as far as FPV racing goes. I think it is cool as I am a racing kind of guy and I too simply can't comprehend the skill involved in some of the videos I have seen. It probibly comes down to the same thing I preach concerning fixed wing flying. Get your setup dialed in and then practice, practice, practice.
as far as FPV racing goes. I think it is cool as I am a racing kind of guy and I too simply can't comprehend the skill involved in some of the videos I have seen. It probibly comes down to the same thing I preach concerning fixed wing flying. Get your setup dialed in and then practice, practice, practice.
Speed, I understand what you are saying. I would say the average setup has a single flight cam on a 180 servo.
I have a 250 fpv racing quad that I can kinda, sorta rip around. lol. Some of those guys have some incredible skill! I don't fly it very often as I just seem to be a fixed wing guy. It was fun researching and building it and doing all the configuration; then I just kind of lost interest. Maybe if there were other people around to race with it might be a little more fun. I still have a 450 electric heli and used to have a .30 glow heli. It just seems to sit there. I always find myself going back to fixed wing whether it be glow or electric.
07-12-2016, 11:56 AM
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Wanna bet , in the next few years , on which type will get caught/fined more , the Multirotor or the Fixed Wing ?
I have MY suspicion of which one will "win" in that category , how bout you Mike , Which do you think will lead the way in fines paid ?
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I have MY suspicion of which one will "win" in that category , how bout you Mike , Which do you think will lead the way in fines paid ?
Best not to take too long to answer , the thread purity police are due back any minute now ......
07-12-2016, 12:19 PM
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