brett8883
Well-Known Member
I’m not suggesting full sized aircraft would have to avoid us. I just think situational awareness would benefit all users of the airspace and they could make that determination on a case by case basis wether to avoid an airspace or not. If you don’t think manned aircraft will benefit from the RID broadcast from drones that’s fine but I do think that safety would be increased for all users of the airspace if all aircraft broadcast their location. Or at least aircraft capable of a certain speed. I don’t think for instance it’s necessary for hot air ballon pilots to broadcast their location.I can only assume that you're not a pilot! There are circumstances where changing altitude might not be an option and having to continuously avoid areas where drones were flying could potentially make certain parts of the airspace almost unusable for aircraft. That's one of the reasons why the onus is on the drone operator to actively avoid aircraft.
No. That system would only be of use to drone users as it will probably be relatively short range and would also need to be fitted to all aircraft to be practical. Even then, if the aircraft was masked by terrain or buildings (which would probably be why you couldn't see it in the first place), you almost certainly wouldn't pick up the signal from it rendering the system unusable. I'm sure that RID will have similar limitations. The rules are quite clear (and sensible, in my opinion). Manned aircraft will always be the priority - your perceived annoyances as a drone operator will never outweigh the safety of humans. You have no special right to operate your drone where and when you want expecting full sized aircraft to avoid you.
I’d rather manned aircraft have ADS-B out but if that’s too expensive then maybe there’s an alternative for those that do not have it.
My annoyance is in my willingness to do any and all things to do my part to make the airspace safer for manned aircraft, including but not limited to: RID, anti-collision lighting, or I’d even be willing to pay for ADS-B out of it were allowed but then have manned aviation be unwilling to do anything different in this new era of aviation. Or am I mistaken?
Of course it’s about the safety of humans in manned aviation. In what way has anything we have been talking about been about anything other than the safety of humans in manned aviation? If manned aircraft pilots don’t think these issues are serious enough to warrant these measures then I’ll shut up about it.