As soon as you go BVLOS, you are no longer flying under 44809 and you are under Part 107. Flying under 44809 means you are abiding by a CBO operating standard.
From AMA: https://www.modelaircraft.org/system/files/documents/540-D.pdf
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The sheer number of people? Oh, so everyone does it...IT IS STILL ILLEGAL!!!!!!!!!! Just because a ton of people drive drunk and don't crash or kill someone makes it ok???? what an illogical argument. BVLOS, you can't see that medical helo, or...
If you can see the a mini with your eyes and tell orientation, direction and the other FAA requirements that define VLOS at a 1000ft, you are an eagle. I can’t do that with my Mavic and Evos at 1200. That gray mini disappears, at my guess, around...
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A drone hit and damaged a Canadian firefighting tanker plane, a "Super Scooper," while it was fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles in January 2025. The pilot, Peter Tripp Akemann, was later sentenced to two weeks in prison for...
