FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals

Re:FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals by wolfgke on Monday October 08, 2018 @02:56PM (#18170239)

Just a consideration: instead of regulating drones more, we could also regulate planes less to make them more equal.

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Re:FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals by gizmo385 on Monday October 08, 2018 @04:30PM (#18171017)

Dropping aviation regulations will lead to dangerous corner-cutting, which will lead to more mistakes (which in aviation, usually means deaths).

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Re:FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals by jakeinspace on Monday October 08, 2018 @04:28PM (#18170997)

Truly some sage advice, I say bring on the unlicensed pilots.

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Re:FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals by kmnt on Monday October 08, 2018 @07:53PM (#18172294)

ultralights can already be piloted without a license or registration. Its an amazing degree of freedom that most don't realize they have.

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Re:FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals by ryanwaggoner on Monday October 08, 2018 @09:15PM (#18172633)

Ultralights have very strict restrictions and rules where they can be operated, to limit the risk to others.

14 CFR 103.15: "No person may operate an ultralight vehicle over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement, or over any open air assembly of persons."

Also, you don’t need a license, but trying to fly without sufficient and proper training is likely to get you killed. These aren’t bicycles.

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