Bradenton Beach Drone, FL - Please Proofread My Letter To City Council

[DoomMeister]

Don’t lump the non certified hobbyist into the same category of a Part 107 pilot that has taken the time to learn.

Seriously!? What makes you think that hobbyist/recreational drone operators do not know the rules? I have seen many posts on this forum from §107 (not 017) certified pilots that clearly show they do not know the rules that they have been certified to fly under. I have also seen many recreational pilots assume that they can fly under the same rules as a §107 certified pilot instead of the exception carved out for recreational pilots.

As a community we need to respect and educate both classes of our membership. Doing so will help keep us in a better light in the public eye.

 

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Seriously!? What makes you think that hobbyist/recreational drone operators do not know the rules? I have seen many posts on this forum from §107 (not 017) certified pilots that clearly show they do not know the rules that they have been certified to fly under. I have also seen many recreational pilots assume that they can fly under the same rules as a §107 certified pilot instead of the exception carved out for recreational pilots.

As a community we need to respect and educate both classes of our membership. Doing so will help keep us in a better light in the public eye.

I thought about responding to that post too, but you did a great job with it!

 

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Seriously!? What makes you think that hobbyist/recreational drone operators do not know the rules? I have seen many posts on this forum from §107 (not 017) certified pilots that clearly show they do not know the rules that they have been certified to fly under. I have also seen many recreational pilots assume that they can fly under the same rules as a §107 certified pilot instead of the exception carved out for recreational pilots.

As a community we need to respect and educate both classes of our membership. Doing so will help keep us in a better light in the public eye.

Excellent point. Take, for instance, the drone pilot who flew at Torrey Pines Glider Port in San Diego which resulted in his drone becoming entangled in a paraglider's rigging. The City Charter prohibits motorized aircraft at the glider port and the alleged pilot's website claimed he was Part 107 certified.

Mark