This is not about haters. This is about following FAA rules and following TFR rules. It takes just one drone to commit some sort of disaster to screw it up for all of us that are doing the right thing. So yes if the guy did wrong he deserves to be fined and let the FAA decide how they want to handle it. But I do believe the FAA should implement or at least enforce their laws
What if something went wrong and you lost control? Hardly worth it. I would avoid as best as possible and attempt to land however If I can RTH safely I would do so by manually flying the UAV home. If your intent is to capture cool video/pics instead of trying to avoid the manned aircraft (or other emergency operations) and safely land, it would probably be a violation. As stated you don't know where the manned aircraft will go.
Of course if he "did wrong" he should be punished to the extent of whatever laws he broke, and our hobby / sport / profession just took a big PR hit. That's obvious.
He could have followed all the rules except there was a TFR in place which he did not follow that's all it takes. I'm telling you this because last week we had an aerial show in South Beach Florida and we have a TFR that covers 5 MI that should also apply to him in his area. I'm not trying to hate the guy but I like to protect my hobby and what feeds my family and what puts food in the table.
The presumption of innocence only applies in a criminal court.
There are rules that can be waived, and there are rules that can't be waived. AFAIK, the requirement of a VFR pilot to see and avoid other traffic, the requirement of a sUAS pilot to give way to manned air traffic, and the requirement to not pose a collision hazard can't be waived. Under normal circumstances, ATC doesn't provide separation for drones; the drone pilot is fully responsible on his own for avoiding other traffic. If that traffic is flying at low altitude, making high-G maneuvers at many hundreds of knots, I question whether a drone has the technical capability to outmaneuver a fighter jet as would be required to carry out his duty to avoid a collision. A drone pilot must avoid flying in circumstances where he can't reliably avoid creating a collision hazard.
Yes you immediately need to land. I use a app called flight radar 24. I always have it on when I'm flying on a separate tablet. Always know what's in my airspace
That app is probably better than nothing I guess, but I'm surprised by how many aircraft don't show up on it. Most law enforcement, crop dusters, and a lot of smaller aircraft are not identified. Not too long back an Alpha Jet came zipping down the runway about a hundred feet AGL. It didn't show on the flight radar app either.
It only shows airplanes that transmit ADS-B data, and only if the ADS-B transmission is received by a receiver that feeds info into their network.
Yeah I totally agree, but some people seem to think all planes will show up. Almost every close encounter I've had with a full sized plane have not shown on the flight radar app. Many times you never hear or see them coming until the aircraft is almost upon you. At one airport I fly at you can't fly by yourself however you can bring a friend to use as a spotter. If you see a plane landing, it's required that the RC pilot must stay out of its way. Obviously where I'm flying from is an issue and takes a bit more caution to avoid an encounter.
Ditto. It looks like the person who took the video was a safe distance away. If he had all the permissions, and from the video, I think he did, what's the problem? I also agree that you could have made better video with a GoPro from the ground at the airshow, but that was his choice. Would have been interesting to see how it would have looked using the zoom capabilities.
I think the two aircraft mentioned had radial engines. Turbo props came a while later.
There had to be a TFR in place. Keep us informed please.A drone video of the Great Tennessee Airshow 2021 is allegedly under investigation by a number of government agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Drone video of Great Tennessee Airshow 2021 under investigation
Two days ago this video was uploaded to the Internet by Scout UAS. The video is almost 10-minutes long and shows footage of the Great Tennessee Airshow 2021 recorded with a drone.
The airshow took place on June 5th and 6th, 2021 at Smyrna Airport in Smyrna, Tennessee.
Early on in the video, the creator points out that:
However, we have been informed by a very reliable source who is close to the FAA that this video is currently under investigation by multiple government agencies, including the FAA.
As you can see in the drone video, various fighter jets fly close by at high speeds and seemingly at the same altitude as the drone and at times even lower.
As per the FAA drone rules, unmanned aircraft need to give way to manned aviation, and cannot be flown in a reckless manner. Based on the footage in the video it appears that some of the FAA rules might indeed have been broken.
The video is not even that compelling to watch for 9 minutes. JackL's photos are much better.
