Re:FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals
by AWildC182 on Monday October 08, 2018 @04:19PM
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1000ft or 100ft it doesn't matter. You could kill someone operating at 10ft in the wrong place (near a helipad). The standard glidepath flown by jets is 3deg. From the touchdown zone, 100ft covers a 1900ft arc.
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Re:FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals
by dsfyu404ed on Monday October 08, 2018 @05:43PM
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All sorts of things could kill people in exactly the right circumstances. A handful of people have probably died after losing control of their vehicle swerving around someone's dog that wandered into the street. Just because something can add the final straw to a situation causing a bad thing to happen doesn't mean the likelihood is high enough to be worth regulation.
Considering how many drones are in operation ans how many accidents haven't happen I think we should err toward no license required under a certain altitude over private property (the same altitude at which you need to put a red light on a structure in that area sounds like a food starting point).
Re:FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals
by jessaustin on Monday October 08, 2018 @07:27PM
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Lots of people have died avoiding animals. Slow down, honk your horn, and keep driving under control.
Re:FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals
by dsfyu404ed on Monday October 08, 2018 @07:47PM
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And yet we don't require licenses in order to have most common pets...
Re:FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals
by sokoloff on Monday October 08, 2018 @08:11PM
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Don't most cities and towns require dog licenses? That seems like a fairly common pet and I know we have to get a license.
Re:FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals
by dsfyu404ed on Monday October 08, 2018 @09:31PM
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I live in one of the most busybody states on the east coast and I've never heard of a city or town that required a license for a pet.