"In their COA there is a list of events such as a failure in the flight control, propulsion, or electrical systems or if there was a lost link or in flight fire, that would dictate an immediate report needs to be filed before further flight. I…"

"Gary, I'm willing to have the conversation. That's why I posted here."

""Also the 5 mile circular thing around airports is ludicrous and unrelated to actual flight paths.
Planes don't descend (or ascend) below 500 feet in anything like that space, only at the ends of the runway and certainly within a mile of the…"

"Continuing aerial robotics innovation in the Gorge! "

"Aaaaaand this is why we need, and will have, regulations. Surprised only that this hadn't happened sooner in such a public forum."

"In reference to the diagrams above, where is the C.G. located?"

"Why a large vertical stabilizer and small wings?"

"I haven't been "gobbled up" quite yet. Creating unique, well designed, and non-derivative things takes time. This is a project that is still in process, but has temporarily been put aside so I can focus on other UAS work. "

"Huh, I stand corrected! I saw Tad speak at an AUVSI conference and got a good look at the Flexrotor, and at least in person it appeared to be fixed-pitch. He says this will be able to land on a small platform mid-ocean, and I didn't see how that…"

"The main rotor/propeller disk is fixed, and large diameter- perhaps they are using gyroscopic precession for control?"

"There's no pitch control on the main propeller, so landing on a pitching/rolling deck is going to be an interesting feat."

"Ron, you need to review airspace classifications. There is no airspace in the US that begins or ends at 500AGL. Have a look at 14 CFR Part 71. Even if you are referring to AC 91-57, that guidance is 400AGL, and it is for amateur and hobbyist…"