"first the congress is not the only body that can make laws in this country, its always been that all THREE branches (president, congress and court system.) can make laws. to all of you that feel regulation will stop the growth of the industry you…"
"yes because while earning your pilot license you learn nothing about how the airspace works or anything else that could possible be of use. *eye roll* I mean how dare they ask you to prove you know how to share airspace and not just take your word…"
"@Grey McCray you do realize these rules are about getting UAVs up in the air now while it would take years if not decades to get a working UAV pilot certification program up and running? if you want to get to UAV's off the ground anytime soon this…"
"the joke here is these aren't really a "completely unnecessary set of hurdles for the prospective UAV pilot." they all make sense.in lue of a uav license and all infrastructure needed to make that work have UAV pilots getting pilot license makes…"
"we are contributing, we've pointed out flaws that need to be addressed, you just seem upset that we aren't losing our mind over this false innovation.honestly there's nothing really new here. it's your basic micro quad with a needlessly complex…"
"oh look an auto suicide device. LOL push one button and it slices you own wrist for you in seconds!I'm all for nano drones but really better design needed."
"yeah I'm going to agree with Dan here a decentralized AP while a neat concept is a bad idea in the real world. networks will never bandwidth nor reliability to handle this kind of up and down throughput needed to pull this off. it better to have…"
"you don't want to go high quality camera if you want better real time tracking you want to go low quality camera. bugs have been navigating the world with something like 180 pixels cameras for longer than mankind has existed. higher quality camera…"
"@Gary McCraymaybe my problem is I don't see what they're doing as "Draconian enforcement of their own current whims". sure its not perfect but is not that bad either. besides has you ever thought to ask maybe the problem isn't them its us?I mean you…"
"@ Guy Comptonit matters because the only thing the FAA cares about is if the person behind the controls knows what they're doing and how to use the airspace right. the people making rules about using drones to spy on people are not the FAA. @Andrew…"
"the problem is the autopilots we use are not regulated.the autopilot of a production driverless car and aircraft have to follow strict rules pass tests set by the government and the same for the vehicle as well. to be allowed to fly a drone on…"