Droning on and on...'s latest activity
-
Droning on and on... replied to the thread Should Authorities reconsider line of sight with 360 drones ?.The general public already is, routinely. Including people that haven't even bothered with TRUST. And with quite a good safety record, I might add. -
Droning on and on... replied to the thread Should Authorities reconsider line of sight with 360 drones ?.None. I'm not endorsing the FAA's logic, just speculating about it. My guess is it has nothing to do with eyesight, dexterity, or any other skill. Rather, I believe it has to do with limiting the area the pilot can fly in. Sure, a part of that...
-
Droning on and on... reacted to Pacefast's post in the thread Should Authorities reconsider line of sight with 360 drones ? with
Like.
These are goggle controlled drones rather than VLOS in that sense ! There is supposed to be an observer maintaining VLOS but the observer is not nessassarily experienced and is not controlling tjhe drone. Apart from telling the pilot thr rough... -
Droning on and on... replied to the thread Should Authorities reconsider line of sight with 360 drones ?.To clarify, I do support relaxing the VLOS rules, but not because 360 views are becoming available. Rather, I think the risk is far, far less than the rule contemplates, existing incident history being the justification.
-
Droning on and on... replied to the thread Lost another drone.Sorry for your loss, buddy. Whether or not this was wise or foolish, and needed to be a "learning experience" is a highly variable, individual measure. Depends on one's financial tolerance, what the drone was being used for, the value of the...