We're going down the path of becoming illegal

[Marko9219]

Drone nearly crashes into helicopter fighting fire | East Idaho News

 

[dewster]

I guess he left without his drone.

 

[Former Member]

I guess he left without his drone.

I think the crew in the helicopter was using "follow him" mode.

 

[daasmangi]

Here down under we are not allowed to fly anywhere near fires and firefighters, big no no

 

[ac0j]

Not supposed to do it in the states either, but we have a few lunatics here that dont think the rules apply to them.

 

[BigAl07]

Here down under we are not allowed to fly anywhere near fires and firefighters, big no no

It's a big NO NO here in the states as well.
If You Fly, We Can't | US Forest Service

 

[Lapeer20m]

It really is about time some organization does some extensive (and expensive) crash testing of drones vs manned aircraft to get a grasp of the actual dangers.

Is a phantom more deadly deadly than a flock of geese?

I’m not suggesting that drones belong anywhere near manned aircraft, especially helicopters, but does it make sense to shut down an entire airport for hours because of a drone sighting?

Or to stop aerial firefighting operations for 1.5 hours even after they saw the guy drive away?

Congress asked similiar questions recently...

 

[Just_nick]

It really is about time some organization does some extensive (and expensive) crash testing of drones vs manned aircraft to get a grasp of the actual dangers.

Is a phantom more deadly deadly than a flock of geese?

I’m not suggesting that drones belong anywhere near manned aircraft, especially helicopters, but does it make sense to shut down an entire airport for hours because of a drone sighting?

Or to stop aerial firefighting operations for 1.5 hours even after they saw the guy drive away?

Congress asked similiar questions recently...

Maybe you should just do a search on the damage caused by FOD and bird strikes, because this subject already has tons of research in it. Last time I checked, they also make it a point of being careful around a flock of geese and prevent takeoffs if there is danger of a bird strike. They will also shut things down because of FOD.

 

[BigAl07]

Is a phantom more deadly deadly than a flock of geese?

Pointless statement. We can't control the geese but we can control sUAS operations. Would you want to be fighting a fire, flying in some of the worst possible conditions and have the stress/danger of a rogue sUAS added to your mission?

Wildlife can (and does) shut down an air operation if they endanger the safety of the air operation.

The tailrotor on any helo is especially fragile and loss of tail rotor can easily cripple one and cause any type of "safe/controlled" landing impossible.

 

[RayOZ]

It'll never be illegal. Just more restrictions in place. Speeding, DUI etc are illegal, but they still happen, causing so many deaths years. But they never resulted in cars being illegal.
Drones have become common now. News, websites, movies, TV shows, advertisements, real estate, etc are using drone footage. Emergency services also find useful applications for drones, as well as agriculture and other industries.
Fly responsibly, just as you need to drive responsibly.
What would most likely happen is that irresponsible drone pilots will be apprehended and charged, just like someone who's DUI or speeding.

 

[chezedog]

Something being illegal never stopped anybody.

 

[sar104]

Something being illegal never stopped anybody.

I'm pretty sure that it did.

 

[BigAl07]

Something being illegal never stopped anybody.

It helps honest and law abiding people to think twice before doing something.

Being illegal never stopped a criminal from doing something but it does indeed stop the others. I know for myself that if there was no speed limit on a road I'd go MUCH faster than I do. Same goes for stop signs etc.

 

[ac0j]

I remember not so long ago, you could just give an idiot a balloon, or a bottle of bubbles and he was good to go.
Now we give them drones I guess.

 

[Former Member]

I remember not so long ago, you could just give an idiot a balloon, or a bottle of bubbles and he was good to go.
Now we give them drones I guess.

Great visual on that comment. lol

 

[UAVNV]

the top comment in the article is spot on

 

[ac0j]

I am not a pilot, but I remember hearing that 2 aircraft passing within one mile of one another is called a "near miss"

 

[Thwyllo]

I'm not denying for a minute there was probably some kind of sighting but this crappy article is shot full of holes.

 

[lmel2005]

Illegal is a person, not a drone.
And all this madness about drones is stupid.

I don't know (yet) a case of a human get killed by a drone, in the whole earth. Instead I know many cases of people killed by planes and helicopters. Should they be illegal, too?

US is full of military weapons. From guns and rifles, to tanks and canons. And they are legal.

In everyone's house, there are many things, more dangerous than a Mavic air, but technology must go on.

Drones are more useful than dangerous.

 

[Thwyllo]

Sadly though, mainly because of all the media bullcrap, there are far more political brownie points to be had from drone regulation than, for example, banning lawnmowers....

......which apparently KILL around 75 people a year in the US alone.