Touched a cloud with the drone

[cdusher]

This might be on point.
New FAA Reauthorization Act Has Big Implications for Hobbyist Drone Pilots - UAV Coach

 

[Arnezie]

Wow way to jack a thread drone lawyers!!! Hey great picture thanks for posting awesome view

 

[sar104]

So, would this be clouds or fog, and is there a difference? Obviously in terms of VLOS it probably doesn’t, but from other regulations standpoint?

I’ve flown above morning fog over my house and stayed under 400’. Got a pretty good shot.

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If you are talking about recreational flying there is only the VLOS requirement.

 

[jsugar72]

A little rain storm came through town followed by really low flying clouds. So I sent the drone up to take a look. The clouds gave a neat effect to the photo.
I'm sure it's probably not a good idea to fly in the clouds due to moister content. So I will give this warning: Do not try this at home - this drone operator does not have a grip on reality.

 

[jsugar72]

took almost 3 minutes to penetrate, i made it and a clear testament to this drones robust build guilty

 

[jsugar72]

it's actually a video.

 

[JDawg]

A little rain storm came through town followed by really low flying clouds. So I sent the drone up to take a look. The clouds gave a neat effect to the photo.
I'm sure it's probably not a good idea to fly in the clouds due to moister content. So I will give this warning: Do not try this at home - this drone operator does not have a grip on reality.

Nice pic, post more.

 

[JDawg]

took almost 3 minutes to penetrate, i made it and a clear testament to this drones robust build guilty

Did you have all of your sensors off and if not were they being confused when you were in the clouds?

 

[Carl p]

And how is this staying legal? 500’ clear of clouds. No wonder FAA wants to shut drones down

 

[JDawg]

And how is this staying legal? 500’ clear of clouds. No wonder FAA wants to shut drones down

And how is this relevant to the thread?

 

[jsugar72]

all sensors were left intact and I did not experience one issue, amazing!!!

 

[jsugar72]

Cloud clearance is 500ft below and 1000ft above. At least that's what the clearance requirements are for private pilots. What does part 107 say about visibility?

 

[jsugar72]

That's almost correct. Cloud clearance is 500ft below and 1000ft above. At least that's what the clearance requirements are for private pilots. What does part 107 say about visibility?

 

[jsugar72]

and what does part 107 say about clearance requirements in class golf and echo airspace.

 

[jsugar72]

for the record, i live in a very rural area far from bravo, delta, and charlie airports. I addition, I am very aware of the routes air traffic use enroute to those airports and i stay well away from those corridors. Interestingly, I live in a natural park land reserve and im pretty sure some of the area's are restricted to air traffic, at least lower flying civilian aircraft for sure...

 

[Kevin Cooke]

So after reading this thread I went and researched the "cloud rules" a bit. Turns out I may have ****** up I'm mean, unintentionally disobeyed the rules
The rules state a remote pilot must keep their UAV at least 500 feet below clouds and 2,000 feet horizontally away from clouds. Also, there’s a minimum flight visibility requirement of 3 statute miles.

When does fog become cloud?

While taking this shot the UAV was in VLOS @ 150ft altitude. Probably not 2000' from the fog though. Although not as close as the picture makes it look. The Zoom really helps there. Is two out of three a fail? Probably.

 

[sar104]

So after reading this thread I went and researched the "cloud rules" a bit. Turns out I may have ****** up I'm mean, unintentionally disobeyed the rules
The rules state a remote pilot must keep their UAV at least 500 feet below clouds and 2,000 feet horizontally away from clouds. Also, there’s a minimum flight visibility requirement of 3 statute miles.

When does fog become cloud?

While taking this shot the UAV was in VLOS @ 150ft altitude. Probably not 2000' from the fog though. Although not as close as the picture makes it look. The Zoom really helps there. Is two out of three a fail? Probably.



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So you were flying under Part 107?

 

[Kevin Cooke]

So you were flying under Part 107?

No
Recreational/hobbyist

 

[sar104]

No
Recreational/hobbyist

Then which rules are you talking about, with respect to visibility and clouds?

 

[Kevin Cooke]

Then which rules are you talking about, with respect to visibility and clouds?

I was referring to the Part 107 rules.