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Drone enthusiast
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"These are just the details the media has uncovered at this point. I agree it doesn't do much to prevent reckless flying, but they've vowed to include some educational aspects to this process. Let's wait and see."
According to a new report, the 25-member drone task force will recommend mandatory drone registration be “simple and free” and be required for all drones that weigh more than nine ounces.The task force will recommend users register by entering their…
Traditional algorithms focused on this problem would use the images captured by each camera, and search through the depth-field at multiple distances - 1 meter, 2 meters, 3 meters, and so on - to determine if an object is in the drone’s path.Such…
The Federal Aviation Administration has announced the 25-member task force that will advise the administration on its proposed drone registration rules.The FAA says the group’s co-chairs are Dave Vos of GoogleX and Earl Lawrence, director of the…
Drone lawyer Jonathan Rupprecht shares several obstacles that could be in the way of a drone registration system. Rupprecht believes built-in geofencing will produce far better results than registration by preventing problems as opposed to pointing…
"Hey Pedals, you see the drone that crashed into the stands at the US Open last night?
Let me guess, the images/video are probably fake, right?"
Let me guess, the images/video are probably fake, right?"
"Most shocking (not shocking) development of this story is Pedals thinks it's a bad idea"
"Pedals, not sure why you're so angry. I have no idea what the solution is. If I did, I wouldn't be posting in a forum. I'm sure you think the gun laws in this country are just fine and dandy, too. Nothing could be done there to tighten things up. It…"
"What about having to register the drone to buy it or activate it? Can't buy or fly otherwise. Don't tell me that's not possible. Now for the DIYers out there, that's a different ballgame."
"I see what you're saying, and I'm not a fan of politicians, believe me. I like the UC Berkeley project developing a "license plate" of sorts.If you could track down a drone's operator based off the blinking pattern - or any other tracking system -…"
""Alleging" that these incidents are happening is part of the problem, to me, Jonathan. So none of these incidents have happened, every one is being made up? Clearly the current "rules," "laws," "guidelines" or whatever they're called aren't doing…"
"BuzzFeed headline? Huh? The columnist says in the first sentence of the third graph "Licensing is going to happen." How is the headline misleading?
Did you read the entire column? He uses the term "amateur legislators" a couple times and clearly…"
Did you read the entire column? He uses the term "amateur legislators" a couple times and clearly…"
"Most impressive IMO is the worldwide reach. Most sessions coming from the US, but would be cool to see how many countries visit the site. Great job helping all us out, and I'd only expect the site to continue to grow as the industry continues to…"
By Stephen MannWhat an outrageous proposal. How dare you propose drone hobbyists be licensed before they start flying?This is the only way to save the hobby of personal drone flight. It’s the only way to protect the hobby from overreaching,…
By Jonathan Rupprecht, Esq.Amazon has a great plan on how to safely integrate delivery drones into the air. But as a drone attorney and flight instructor, I see that this plan has some regulatory hurdles to overcome.Here are three major problems I…
The altitudes are logically broken down into 200ft (max height under a blanket COA), 400ft (max height under a “333 exemption”), and 500ft (generally, the floor of navigable airspace as defined in 14 C.F.R. 91.119(c)).The 400-500 feet buffer zone…
