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    3rdof5 reacted to Droning on and on...'s post in the thread The future of RC aircraft with Like Like.
    On this, if you've read my posts around here, you'll know I agree 100%. I'm solidly in the camp that VLOS and the FPV Observer Rule are meaningless over-reach, and the safety stats over time demonstrate that. Including the moron brigade of the...
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    3rdof5 reacted to GadgetGuy's post in the thread The future of RC aircraft with Like Like.
    The main point is that VLOS doesn't truly make anything safer. Requiring a careless, idiotic recreational flyer to fly VLOS does not make them any safer, nor does VLOS enhance the safety of any skilled recreational pilot who maintains clear LOS...
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    3rdof5 reacted to GadgetGuy's post in the thread The future of RC aircraft with Like Like.
    I would argue that the main reason for VLOS was to limit the search area for the pilot before RID. If it was about truly about safety, why are VLOS waivers being granted to law enforcement in urban areas to remotely fly drones out of boxes on...
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    3rdof5 reacted to GerdS's post in the thread Trying a heli with Like Like.
    I had helicopters for about 40 years and decided about 10 years ago to sell them and just fly drones in future. Already around 2012 I flew a 450 size helicopter via FPV, stabilised by a DJI Wookong H (which was not really good). Three weeks ago...
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    3rdof5 reacted to AnzacJack's post in the thread Trying a heli with Like Like.
    This is the one I want to get as I work with these guys in real life
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