I've spoke to many commercial UAS pilots and they are all pi$$ed off with the lack of enforcement, all that happens is some idiot with drone and no brain cells ignores the regulations then they ie. the commercial pilots get stung with new rules and courses to pay for.
The mentality of 50% of the new deluxe selfie pilots seems to be one of pure entitlement, not comprehension of regulations and no interest in educating themselves about the potential risks to people and property around them.
NEW UK suggestions to register drones needs to go further and insist pilots have liability insurance and carry out annual auditing of flight logs. The policing of this should be paid for by the drone registration fees that would be liable per annum. Like the US drones should have to display registration marks clearly to enable reporting of incidents.
I know in CANADA they are now introducing new rules to ensure all pilots have to register, have insurance and take a 'flight school safety course' prior to being able to fly. Then they will be limited to airspace zone G ie. the lowest.
This is a contentious issue for all pilots and so many videos show unqualified pilots across the world flouting the regulations. I hear comments like its okay its just Thailand!! It's not!! VLOS is used in most countries now, also altitude restrictions and safe distance from people and property.
Lets put it another way, when a pilot gets upset with your irresponsible flying. The likely hood is if he is qualified he's carried out several courses and paid thousands of pounds/dollars/yen/euros..... So have the respect to acknowledge this and not spew bollX about "my right", "it's a free world", "what could go wrong?"... blah blah blah.
Finally, break the rules today, the likely hood is tomorrow you'll have a Mavic shaped paperweight when the skies are closed to hobbyists.
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