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There is a useful link for the OP.
Yes. It is such a safe assumption that we all start within VLOS that it would be pointless to even mention that. and yet here we are...There is a glaring logical error in the question formulation- It is a safe assumption we all fly within VLOS when launching and landing if not for the duration of the flight (goggle wearers excepted).
There was no need for a VLOS rule when it was obvious it wasn't possible to fly beyond anyway... it came when cameras and FPV arrived. But that was long before DJI existed and multicopters were practical and we were flying FPV airplanes.Once upon a time, RC aircrafts would operate in what is called ATTI mode and there's no cameras or other telemetry on the RC.
I never heard of ATTI mode before DJI drones anywhere in the RC hobby. Where did it first originate?This question/discussion crops up now and again. I wonder no one ask WHY and WHEN the VLOS was put in place. Once upon a time, RC aircrafts would operate in what is called ATTI mode and there's no cameras or other telemetry on the RC. Once you do lose sight of it, you would not know where it is, where it's going and it can be dangerous for anyone nearby. With the drones we have these days, with GPS and camera, if you lose sight of it, letting go of the joystick and the drone would just hover in place. You've got telemetry and video feed, which you can then still use to navigate around, safely.
Having said that, exercise caution whenever you fly. Follow the rules where possible, cos you don't want to get in trouble with the law. In city and suburbs where people/homes/buildings/properties are around, it's best to fly VLOS so you don't endanger anyone or anything. In the middle of no where, where there's no one for miles and no one can get hurt, I don't see it as an issue.
I just think the VLOS rule is a bit outdated.
Yes here we are- with the same expectation people will be inclined to admit knowingly breaking the rules. What do you hope to get out of this?Yes. It is such a safe assumption that we all start within VLOS that it would be pointless to even mention that. and yet here we are...
Answers. It’s a poll.What do you hope to get out of this?
The ATTI mode naming is a DJI thing.I never heard of ATTI mode before DJI drones anywhere in the RC hobby. Where did it first originate?
I thought so but others might know something we don’t.The ATTI mode naming is a DJI thing.
I consider that to be far-fetched since if that happened your aircraft would be in the forward sector of the other aircraft so he would be able to see yours (other aircraft pilots also don't constantly look behind them), the only thing is that UAVs are too small to see reliably or far enough in advance. BUT to me, as long as you had a powerful fast flashing beacon to make you visible to others you should be able to fly BVLOS with no other specific requirement.
I was in that field many years before DJI started making multicopters. ATTI combines what used to be labeled either "autolevel" or "ACC" (becasue it's the addition of accelerometers to the former gyro-only quads that allowed autolevel) and "Vario" which is barometric height control with the stick giving a vertical speed command instead of commanding throttle.I thought so but others might know something we don’t.