Recent content by Vic Moss

We're only on the same page if you think banning DJI and Autel is a horrible idea as well. It won't do anything to boost U.S. production for the consumer and prosumer lines. At least not in time to save the industry.

Don't put words in my mouth! Nothing in my comments show any inclination to not invest in the US drone manufacturing industry. If you knew anything about me (Google is your friend), you'd realize how utterly ridiculous your statement is.

I'm not worried. You can discuss politics w/o the discussion turning political. Nothing in my comment is political. Some other comments in this thread are definitely political though, and they'll likely be removed this week.

S.2168 is very unlikely to pass, or even make it out of committee. It was introduced into the Senate 0n 6/25, and read twice. Since then no movement. Part of that is the pace of Congress during the summer, but part is also the radical nature of this bill. If folks want to track it, they need...

A) If I knew what you meant, I wouldn't ask. And I don't appreciate the hostility. I'm not betting against the U.S., I'm a realist. I follow this entire situation almost daily. I speak with people in D.C. weekly about it. Some days I'm cautiously optimistic, and some days I'm just hopeful. Some...

Not sure what you mean here? Who is betting against the U.S.? It's a reality that we can't do this. If we started the process now, we're looking at probably ten years before we can even start to make a dent in the Chinese drone industry.

I have sat down with many of them (virtually). And the answer is alway the same. In the SCOTUS ruling in Causby v. U.S. Justice William Douglas wrote in the majority opinion that "Cuius est solum, eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos" has no place in the modern world. So no, that's an invalid...

The problem with CPL filters is they change intensity depending on the angle to the sun. So if you're shooting video, and panning at all, the sky changes. Very annoying. I don't use (or even own) a CPL filter for any of my drones. Or any of my land cameras for that matter. If you're wanting to...

I've been following this on and off since it made the news since it's just North of me. I fly in WY frequently for clients. I don't see how this could affect our industry at all. First, I'm not sure the guy is going to win. Second, this is about low altitudes, and no one is going to equate 4'...

The U.S. will never have "drone dominance", just like we'll never have dominance for any product that requires this level of manufacturing. We have been offshoring manufacturing (along with R&D and tech support) since the 1970s. Are we supposed to wave some magic wand and make it all come back...

This is a very important issue to consider. Yes, D.C. is working on setting up pilot programs to determine the best and safest way to train and equip LEOs to use mitigation against rogue drones. And I fully support that. But this type of regulation must come from the top down. Local and state...

Birds are attracted (or repelled) by all drones. Most of the time they are just protecting their territory, or just curious. It's definitely not exclusive to your model of drones. I've had them come investigate everything from my old Phantoms, up to my current fleet of different Mavics and...

As someone who works closely with the FAA's UAS Office frequently, I can promise you you're wrong. And while we don't have a lobby per se, we do have Drone Service Providers Alliance, Home - Drone Service Providers Alliance

It's about airspace situational awareness. Where I fly 2 miles out, I have a good view of any approaching aircraft. 3 maybe, but there is no way someone can have situational airspace awareness at 5 miles. See and avoid has to become detect and avoid at those distances. That would be the...

As currently written, these new rules (supposedly called Part 108) are directed at the commercial side of things. But as with all 107 regs, they are likely to filter down to the recreational world at some point. Incorrect. As someone who has sat on committees with the likes of Amazon and Wing...