in response to this drone operator flying over the fire fighting helicopters ???Well, as predicted, CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) of Australia who regulates all aircraft operations in this country, in response to this drone operator flying over the fire fighting helicopters and forcing them to abandon their operations, has foreshadowed new requirements they will be enforcing next year where all hobby drone pilots will need to be registered by CASA.
Really?
We don't have any details of your rogue pilot because the item you linked is only viewable by Mercury subscribers.
But the way you've referred to it suggests it's a recent incident.
And you think that CASA has made some snap decisions to change the drone regulation regime as a result of his actions?
CASA don't do anything quickly.
They think long and hard before making any changes.
When they introduced the sub 2kg commercial rules, it was over two years between them announcing it and when it became official.
Rather than in response to this drone operator , I suspect CASA's latest might have something to do with this:
Govt inquiry urges mandatory drone registration
The article is 5 months old and refers to an inquiry that took two years.
Do you carry on that way when you hear of a car driver or a gun owner flounting (?) the law and tarnishing the good image of the majority of responsible owners?You watch, Australia will start to make things a lot tougher, all thanks to a few fwits flounting the law and tarnishing the good image of the majority of responsible drone pilots.
Do lawmakers?
Why should drones be any different?