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Jjwilson replied to the thread China ahead of US in drone use.If you watch the video, you see Fareed Zakaria says the US might ban DJI drones by the end of the month on national security grounds. It's hard for American companies to match China's low cost of labor making small drones.
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Jjwilson replied to the thread Elimination of Geo zones.I'm not saying one size fit all. I would NEVER try to fly over airports like Heathrow, JFK, or LAX. But the small international airport by me, Clark, is a totally different can of worms. Maybe 4 flights an hour. I wouldn't even think of flying...
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JI just watched this segment about drones on Fareed Zakaria on CNN. He said the main reason China is way ahead of the US in commercial drone use, is the US has too many drone regulations. He mentioned that we just relaxed the LOS rule a little...
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Jjwilson replied to the thread Elimination of Geo zones.This was around 1984 when their were no drones. Where I live I see small planes flying all the time, whom I think are well below 1,000 feet. I doubt a drone will ever take down a commercial aircraft.
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Jjwilson replied to the thread Elimination of Geo zones.I have to fly over the runway to video what's on the other side. Of course, I would be connected so I can look for aircraft. This isn't a very busy airport. There's a small plane airport right next to it. I've never seen a small plane land or...