Good points, David; the CAA in the UK is in the process of tightening
regulations, but small drones like mine fall under the less stringent regs. I
*can* fly in no-fly zones if I choose to, but of course I’m not likely to go
above 100m in height for fear of losing the machine; I barely see the thing
when it’s that high.
I now worry more about d*ckheads with paramotors which are not regulated in
this country. £15k gets you a flying machine which you can zip around with at
30ft feeling as if you’re doing the ton; but because their use is unregulated
the users can get airborne without a licence or knowing the Rules of the Air.
Chris
> On 2 Dec 18, at 06:12, David Thatcher <plusphoto@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I'd suggest taking a look at the FAA regulations on these, there has
> been a lot of fuss about them recently. It appears that Canada and the
> UK have (probably correctly) moved these devices into the same operation
> mode as normal model aircraft.
>
> Recently size classes, and operator certifications have been topics of
> controversy, as well as applications by big corporate to deny
> non-commercial use of the low-level airspace that these operate in. A
> New Zealand YT channel (xjet) has recently shown video of US
> approriation bill hearings (for FAA funding I think), with submissions
> from big corporate, and the model aircraft lobby group was (apparently)
> conspicuously absent.
>
> Some of these devices have an inbuilt GPS that prevents operation in
> no-fly areas. I find it ironic that there are many videos of people
> showing ways to defeat this safety feature, and then in the next video
> complaining about over-regulation. :)
>
> Personally, I live in a strict no-fly zone becaue of two nearby
> airports, but see these things in the air locally from time to time (and
> I guess this could be law enforcement looking for particular types of
> umm.... err.... "trees" :) ) so I reckon some basic testing of operators
> is a good thing, if only to ensure people know what they are doing.
> There are mobile apps that can be used to determine the status of local
> airspace for drones .
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