Recent content by Kombucha

Amazon wants to use drones for delivery and uses their lobbying power to expand what they are allowed to do. (Yeah, I agree that sounds believable) Amazon lobbies the government to stop hobbyists flying so that Amazon has "clear skies" and makes "profits" that my non-commercial drone would be...

6. Connectivity For standard remote identification UAS, the FAA is proposing in § 89.310(f)(1) and § 89.310(f)(2) that if the internet is available at takeoff, the unmanned aircraft would be required to be designed and produced so that it would not be able to take off unless it is connected to...

I've read it. He's a commercial pilot. If I were him, I would love the new proposal. The only ones it hurts are non-commercial pilots who may value their privacy. This rule has nothing to do with safety. It's about the tracking and telemetry of individuals and their aircraft.

You are theorizing a conspiracy between government and a corporation where there is none. Government wants surveillance because surveillance is what government does. Amazon cares about your drone flying less than they care about you driving to work.

A serial number transponder system would adequately meet all the concerns raised. The recording and transmission of telemetry over the Internet is clearly intended to use "safety concerns" as a justification for invasive surveillance of non-commercial pilots. There is no safety-based reason to...

If you want to fly in the old drone ghetto... From the proposal: "Because his UAS does not have any remote identification capabilities, Linus knows he may only operate it within an FAA-recognized identification area." This rule is horrible for drone owners.

The word you are looking for is "brandish". You brandish your pepper spray. Be careful as this is generally considered assault.

Don't you just hate clickbait? Just tell us the setting or go away.

You should certainly keep a log book of your activities, including these calls. You have your mobile phone logs to back it up. Then fly. At that range from an airport, I would stay below 200 ft. to be on the extreme side of safe. I live in the same situation as you have described and I do this...

I own an early Nissan Leaf and I have had a very long life with the original battery. This version of the Leaf has a setting I use called Long Life, which only charges to 80%. In addition, if we go away on vacation, we leave it at approx 50%. Others who full charge all the time see battery...

Awesome!!!!

Above 500 feet, sure. Are you saying that my house, which stands in the public airspace below 500 feet, and my trees, which are over 80 feet into this public airspace, only are allowed to exist by the generosity of the FAA? I get the need for a reasonable public airspace easement. But there is...

I gotta say that having to ask permission to fly over my own land, is unacceptably burdensome. I will comply because I don't want to face prosecution, but it is not acceptable. I live near a newly opened commercial airport and no plane should be below 400 feet over my house. If I stay below...

Not a shotgun... They lose energy fast.

Especially with the surge of smart controller purchases, dual pilot is valuable.