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A comment on New U.S. FAA rule requires drone owners to register by Feb 19. Parent comment

Re:New U.S. FAA rule requires drone owners to register by Fe... by Someone1234 on Monday December 14, 2015 @05:16PM (#10734386)
> Aircraft regularly operate below 1,000 feet in urban areas when taking off or landing.

The very first line of what I said is: "If the drone pilot is flying outside of controlled airspace (e.g. airport, major event, etc)."

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Re:New U.S. FAA rule requires drone owners to register by Fe... by sokoloff on Monday December 14, 2015 @11:32PM (#10735943)
And the reason pilots are confused about your argument is that controlled vs uncontrolled airspace is not a useful distinction. In many parts of the US, class G (uncontrolled) airspace extends from the surface to 14,500' MSL.
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