Doesn't the FAA have better things to do
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I’m still trying to figure out who are supposed to be the flaming liberals here. I don’t know or care (though I thought it was weird DJIGo4 asked me for my prior 4 presidential votes when I was setting it up), but the reports I’ve read say this was prompted by the president in support of a Christian company, so I guess the original poster was implying that those who are against the FAA’s action are the flaming liberals. Anyway, nobody mentioned ideology before his post, and I didn’t really detect any beyond generalized comments about annoyances with government, which has been a bipartisan position for well over 200 years.
Personally, I knew the founder of Chick-Fil-A, and know his sons (not as well), the current execs. I also think that while this is plainly within the FAA’s jurisdiction as a matter of law, the airport authorities were within their rights to do what they did (which is a different point than I was making here, and not my call).
Can you remind us what that was (not being snarky; every post, mine admittedly included, has been irrelevant to anything drone related). FAA powers? Chicken?
Here’s a shot: Popeyes is the best chicken. No dispute there. But aside from the Spicy Cajun sandwich they occasionally have, CFA beats them for sandwiches, every day. Fight me. And their breakfast chicken mini (a nugget on a tiny bun with a light glazing of honey) is one of the best things ever created.
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Well that's one way to enter a forum as a new member...
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It has to do with the FAA that controls Drone flying. Then next thing you know the FAA will issues a law that says we can't eat a burger before flying or go to Popeyes for lunch LOL
Cheech Wizard
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The article was from ABC, their news source was CNN.
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It all boils down to there are too many unemployed lawyers with too much time on their hands that sit around and dream up rules and regulations in which they have no or little knowledge of what is going on.
If the rules change ever month or more people will just ignore the rules and fly.
It will be like the 60's when the CB radio craze hit the scene. You had rule book on what to do with ID time and height of antennas.
Then the 55MPH speed limit came out and every dog and his owner had a CB radio in their car.
The rule book went out the door and no one could enforce the laws.
I see this with the drone industry. Keep the rules simple and don't do anything stupid.
Use common sense.
When people ask you about your drone flying tell them the basic.
It's a hobby
I don't fly over people
I don't fly over 400'
I fly it in the line of site.
I did that the other day to a roofing company. They were impressed and ask me where did I buy
my Mavic-2 zoom.
They told me they were going to buy 3 Mavic-2 Zoom with the fly-more package.
I took some pictures of their work on my neighbor's house and sent it to them.
I told them to be sure to register theirs with the FAA and watch the beginner videos I sent them.
With all the companies starting to deliver everything from medicine to food these drones will
populate the skies.
The next few years will be interested.... Now go and have fun and "Don't Do Anything Stupid"
If the rules change ever month or more people will just ignore the rules and fly.
It will be like the 60's when the CB radio craze hit the scene. You had rule book on what to do with ID time and height of antennas.
Then the 55MPH speed limit came out and every dog and his owner had a CB radio in their car.
The rule book went out the door and no one could enforce the laws.
I see this with the drone industry. Keep the rules simple and don't do anything stupid.
Use common sense.
When people ask you about your drone flying tell them the basic.
It's a hobby
I don't fly over people
I don't fly over 400'
I fly it in the line of site.
I did that the other day to a roofing company. They were impressed and ask me where did I buy
my Mavic-2 zoom.
They told me they were going to buy 3 Mavic-2 Zoom with the fly-more package.
I took some pictures of their work on my neighbor's house and sent it to them.
I told them to be sure to register theirs with the FAA and watch the beginner videos I sent them.
With all the companies starting to deliver everything from medicine to food these drones will
populate the skies.
The next few years will be interested.... Now go and have fun and "Don't Do Anything Stupid"
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Well I don't understand why its the FAA's responsibility to investigate what restaurants are going to be built at airports. I think this would be at the bottom of the list of things for then to do. How bout they find out why and how a door fell off a plane and hit a house in Las Vegas yesterday
Airplane door falls into Las Vegas neighborhood, hits apartment and car
Residents of a neighborhood in Las Vegas got an unwelcome surprise in the form of an airplane door falling out of the sky and hitting an apartment building and car. The incident took place near Nellis Air Force Base, which is just northeast of Las Vegas.www.yahoo.com
Or why the 737 MAX was ever allowed to fly... Yet the circus act called the government pretend they are legit and think they actually fulfill a purpose. Demand respect no less... LOL.
It also could come from a realistic view of the political nature of all government agencies and their lack of oversight and history of monumental failure and almost zero success.
Rubber stamping corporate proposals is what government agencies owned and operated by corporations do.
Majority of law/regulations/restrictions that are signed off on by government are written by corporations and given to the what ever puppet is on the pulpit that day.
Expecting anything practical or useful from those willing to work for the most inept government in human history is somewhat un-realistic.
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I think that's rather a simplistic generalization. Regulation has been very successful in some areas, less so in others. Aviation regulation for example - the subject under discussion - has mostly been effective, hence the comment that I was responding to. Government ineptness is not responsible for the simply staggering level of ignorance and entitlement displayed by many people complaining about sUAS regulation.
ZooCougar
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How exactly has this chain discriminated against anyone?
The owner donated his own money to an organization that believes in traditional marriages.
That doesn’t even tangentially mean that Chic Fil A is discriminating against the LGBTQ community.
If you chose not to do business with any company whose owner had different social or political views than you then you could hardly participate in the economy.
Meanwhile we’re flying drones designed and manufactured in a country that is guilty of countless human rights abuses and props up a rogue state like North Korea that regularly threatens to nuke its enemies.
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