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SkyeHigh reacted to Felix le Chat's post in the thread Should Authorities reconsider line of sight with 360 drones ? with
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Unless I'm very mistaken, LOS is all about being able to see the drone as a ground observer... a limiting regulation to restrict the maximum distance between the drone and the operator. Where 'situational awareness' is mentioned - that refers to... -
SkyeHigh replied to the thread Should Authorities reconsider line of sight with 360 drones ?.It’s not the visibility from the drone’s camera that is relevant whether forward facing or 360. It is the pilot in control’s vision with unaided eyesight that restricts visibility. Situational awareness is about what the PiC can see and that is...
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SkyeHigh 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...
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SkyeHigh reacted to Droning on and on...'s post in the thread Should Authorities reconsider line of sight with 360 drones ? with Like.
In my opinion a big part of the reason for VLOS is the gross insufficiency of training as required by the TRUST mechanism, which won't be meaningfully helped by 360 observation capabilities. Perhaps as part of modification to 107 certification...
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SkyeHigh replied to the thread Mavic 4 Pro, RC Pro2, Fly App Question on landing.A ‘normal’ landing uses the downward VPS sensors in combination with the IR sensors. With VPS off the flight controller uses the IR sensors to triangulate the height above ground during landing for the last 25ft or so. IR can pass through light...