tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post1486722049019621358..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Drones and the Grey-Haired BiddyAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-57831013521398639352015-02-13T01:42:37.724+00:002015-02-13T01:42:37.724+00:00We're just asking that the bird population not...We're just asking that the bird population not be augmented with large members who have metallic bones and feathers, no integral collision avoidance circuitry, and that exhibit behaviours not studied in our wildlife awareness training.<br /><br />I hit a bird a few days ago, with an AME on board. I'll have to ask him what he thinks the relative damage would have been had it been a UAV.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-34064005708064940262015-02-10T14:17:01.688+00:002015-02-10T14:17:01.688+00:00"You'd have very little chance of seeing ..."You'd have very little chance of seeing that thing before it got caught up in your prop."<br /><br />Not to minimize the risks, but how are the chances different from seeing birds?<br /><br />Also given the height, location, and the fact it was being flown for commercial purposes, the UAV would've required a SFOC, or at least (under an exemption) contacting Air Traffic Services if entering controlled airspace. <br /><br />Providing the regs with the UAV packaging sounds like a good idea to me.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089792829849397124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-30418785263464993502015-02-07T21:48:48.104+00:002015-02-07T21:48:48.104+00:00Maybe a higly-publicized prosecution of someone vi...Maybe a higly-publicized prosecution of someone violating these rules will educate the public via the six o'clock news and the headlines BEFORE they bring down an aircraft...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10357752193201032059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-29414760253080566592015-02-05T13:16:00.244+00:002015-02-05T13:16:00.244+00:00These amateur flown drones are an accident waiting...These amateur flown drones are an accident waiting to happen.<br /><br />A local website posted "amazing footage of downtown Toronto" filmed from an drone flying orbits around the CN tower.<br /><br />By looking at the height, I could tell that drone was at EXACTLY the same height as local G.A traffic doing the "city tour"<br />it was just pure luck that there wasn't anyone around at the time.<br /><br />You'd have very little chance of seeing that thing before it got caught up in your prop.<br /><br />Something needs to be done, I'm just not sure what. I genuinely think that these drone operators don't mean any harm , they just aren't aware of the potential consequences of what they are doing. LocalFlightEasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874275201319246223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-44703774315304698142015-02-05T07:51:02.538+00:002015-02-05T07:51:02.538+00:00Without some sort of licensing requirement, is the...Without some sort of licensing requirement, is there any chance that a UAV operator will actually know these regs? Are they required to be printed on the packaging? ...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10357752193201032059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-56581136031905562932015-02-05T00:51:41.039+00:002015-02-05T00:51:41.039+00:00If you aren’t allowed to fly it 150m from a person...If you aren’t allowed to fly it 150m from a person, you cannot launch it. Or, at least, most of the UAVs I have seen you want to be closer than that to confirm that everything is working properly before it gets any altitude. <br /><br />Those regulations are impossible to follow.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656070367444324340noreply@blogger.com