Recent content by Ty Pilot

I am in Oviedo and have been flying here for many years. Was away from the hobby for the last year and a half as I was recovering from cancer and it's treatment but am back flying again. Also a 107 and started flying RC in the mid-late 70's, primarily fixed wing.

Not my intent really. I just think that the kind of pilot, that flew the drone, that hit the water bomber, probably never really considered what they were doing was risky to an aircraft. It's likely that if they'd thought this could happen, they would have never flown. Maybe this guy was a...

Speed of the drone (alone) is irrelevant. A hovering drone hit by an aircraft moving at 200 MPH will have the same effect as the drone moving 200 MPH against the same angle/impact point of a stationary aircraft. For years, discussions about whether drones could hurt an aircraft have occurred...

The "altitude zones" around airports are (as defined by the FAA), in fact; AGL - see pic below. Am I missing something?

There have been quite a few changes to the 107 process and rules since 2018. Two of the biggest that impact the way we operate and maintain our certification are; 1). 107s can now operate at night - in 2018 this was not so. The training material now covers those operations 2). Recurrency...

I agree to a point . . . . The original Typhoon was marginal and nowhere near as refined as our drones today. However the H Plus was a refinement beyond the original and mounted a 1" camera equal to a Phantom4 or a Mavic 2 Pro (which I also have). While Yuneec's drones were unrefined; their...

You're basically describing a professional 'cinema' drone, albeit with a few exceptions - in those drones there is no need to randomly film in multiple directions for no reason. There is a forward facing camera for the pilot who must fly a given path (similar to our drones), and then a separate...

That this guy has any followers or sympathizers, is a sad comment on the state of remote piloting today; especially in light of how he has conducted himself since his first contact with the FAA. He conceals his arrogance and extreme anti-authority positions with his abundant and willful...

Though the AMA was formed in 1936 and put on organized events such as the "NAT's" (Nationals), dating back that far, the idea for 'charter' clubs wasn't put into place until sometime in the mid 1960's. There was no rule that said you couldn't fly RC on a private piece of land by yourself, it's...

Then he was not in VLOS and at fault. Three simple words - "See And Avoid" have been at the core of UA's very existence in the NAS since the beginning. It is our primary job as UA pilots to see an avoid all manned aircraft. Period. It is why we must currently fly VLOS. There is no airspace...

Got a Typhoon HPlus I picked up on 4th July- she is “Independence”. Needed a drone that was smaller and easier to pack and carry so when I got my Magic 2Pro, the name “Freedom” seemed appropriate

Correct. If we're flying a 107 flight, as a commercial pilot -CBO guidelines have no bearing on what I do. We simply adhere strictly to the 107 regulations for the entirety of that flight. But by the same token, if I want to go a make a 'recreational' flight - I/we (107 operators), are now...

Since 2014 there have been 700 Tesla Auto Pilot (AI) crashes with 19 of them involving fatalities. I can't see how that has been in any way exceeding the hype. My personal opinion is that AI has been sold as the 'advancement of the future' and most folks have no idea what it is and don't really...

Ah Okay, we agree - those statements are real and came from the FAA. I did not interpret them - they need no interpretation as far as I am concerned.

Ah okay - good. So in post #29 you asked: In post #31 above I posted clear examples of where the FAA does indeed mention; compensation, monetary or other, and furthering a business, as activities that are excluded from 44809 (recreational UA flight) - thus requiring 107 certification. My...