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Over 16 years old
Line of sight
Altitude < 400ft
Drone weight 25 kg (55lbs) max
That sounds like a lot of potential energy to me ......
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36584515
Drone regulation in the US
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Drone regulation in the US
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Re: Drone regulation in the US
Are they allowed to carry heat? 25 kg enables serious fire power.
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Re: Drone regulation in the US
....and even if you abide by the rules, you can still be jailed for reckless endangerment.
http://www.bbc.com/news/39114691
http://www.bbc.com/news/39114691
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Re: Drone regulation in the US
...as well you should be!
"Reckless endangerment" was a legal concept decades before drones existed, and drones don't get any special exemption from it. In short, if you do something stupid that causes harm to someone, you'll be held responsible for it.
Having said that, I do think 30 days in jail is a little excessive.
"Reckless endangerment" was a legal concept decades before drones existed, and drones don't get any special exemption from it. In short, if you do something stupid that causes harm to someone, you'll be held responsible for it.
Having said that, I do think 30 days in jail is a little excessive.
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Re: Drone regulation in the US
holy crap, 55lbs?
that's a lot of lbs.
that's a lot of lbs.
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Re: Drone regulation in the US
All the extremes are bad. Including the other one that says that you need to register with the FAA your drone if it weights .55lb (yes, there is a point there). The "55lb" maximum mentioned there is for the on-line registration. You can register and fly heavier drones.holy crap, 55lbs?
that's a lot of lbs.
There is much talk in the aggie world of what is essentially good old fashioned crop dusting with autonomous drones. I can see where 55 lb would be beneficial. FWIW, these tend to be at FL410 (Foot level 4.10), and probably operate from the field edge, as opposed to operating from an airport. I am not sure how well they really work for a 100-acre (40 HA) field, and I also see fertilizer as problematic, but over in Japan with 1HA farms, and spare no expense...
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Re: Drone regulation in the US
Boeing 737 800Passenger Jet Damaged in Possible Midair Drone Hit
Aeromexico plane was approaching Tijuana when it struck the drone. Photographs show a major gouge out of the radome. The article states there have been 6,000 pilot reports of drone sitings and one strike investigated by the NTSB involving an Army helicopter. (Article cannot be "pasted" to this thread._
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... one-strike
Aeromexico plane was approaching Tijuana when it struck the drone. Photographs show a major gouge out of the radome. The article states there have been 6,000 pilot reports of drone sitings and one strike investigated by the NTSB involving an Army helicopter. (Article cannot be "pasted" to this thread._
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... one-strike
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