Recent content by Crow Horse

I again disagree. Tissue is very much like ballistic gell. Bones of birds are hollow and have less mass. A drone of "average size does have brittle plastic but the battery is more like a brick". It's fairly dense, not malleable and not resilient. Once damaged a battery could potentially catch...

I don't think we should minimize the potential for disaster. The damage is significant. This could have been catastrophic.....

I disagree. Consumer drones do have the capability to damage a manned aircraft severe enough to bring it down. There are videos on You Tube that demonstrate this. They can easily penetrate a leading edge of a wing or windshield/windscreen. That damage could potentially be catastrophic. Not to...

I agree that we must wait for the investigation conclusions. The video struck me as being odd and something was "off". Just to satisfy my curiosity I enlarged the object in question and it appears to have a longer vertical profile than horizontal. I make no pretense of being an expert but if...

Spinning a bit off topic....I respectfully disagree. The consumer drone market is somewhere between 3-4 billion per year and I doubt the powers that be want that to evaporate. In some ways RID is poorly conceived and poorly executed but I feel that it's a necessary evil, Time will tell and I...

I recognize that everyone's situation is different and therefore the equipment that serves them best will vary. My situation is probably different than most. I live and fly in a very rural area and I'm more likely to win the lottery and get struck by lightning than to see another drone . I'm...

Allow me to clarify my question more. As a remote pilot, why would I want an RID receiver? Beyond a desire to know about any other drones in the area, I can't see any practical purpose. Am I missing something? I understand that people will have flight info available to them which I'm not too...

I've searched around and no joy. I don't understand why a UAS pilot would want a RID receiver. Can someone educate me or point me in the right direction?

Generally speaking, when does DJI declare a model's end of service and when do they typically suspend support for a model? I have older models which perform flawlessly and I'd be pretty upset if they dropped support for them (updates).

Currently DJI hasn't made earlier models compliant. Hopefully they do.

I don't have any experience with the other courses listed besides the Pilot Institute's course. I thought the course was comprehensive and engaging. Not only did you learn the material needed to pass the 107 exam but more importantly you get a tremendous understanding of aviation in general. I...

Oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please. Fingers are crossed!

The clock is ticking down and we're less than a year away from required compliance. It doesn't seem like there will be enough time for improvements or other alternatives to be developed. Maybe and hopefully I'm wrong. The other issue that I'm concerned with is that even if a suitable option is...

Currently, what are our options regarding RID modules? Drone Tag is very pricey. I have a M2Z and 2 MA's and RID looks like it's going to take a chunk of change to remain compliant.

Any news regarding this?