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Posted by trappy on November 21, 2011 at 5:30pm

I know I'm probably going to get some heat for posting this, but some of you may enjoy a little collage of a "day in the life of a BlackSheep" nonetheless

If it helps, all approvals necessary were obtained, an army of ground helpers were available, as well as constant communication with the heliport tower to stay in the loop about incoming traffic.

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  • Héctor García de Marina November 22, 2011 at 11:31pm

    @John

     

    Thanks for the info, I didn't know it. Actually here in Europe is how Hai Tran states. Any RC model can not be closer more than 30m to any civilian structure, and if it is a show or demonstration, "national guard" etc have to be present

  • trappy November 22, 2011 at 4:50pm

    Hai Tran, in a nutshell, they don't as far as I know.

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    Hai Tran November 22, 2011 at 3:54pm
    @trappy, just to clear that I don't have any concerns over your flight.

    Does the US not have similar civil avivition laws like Australia that prohibit model aircraft flight less that 30m from a person, vehicle, vessel, structure?

    I think those laws need to be changed. I can't see how you are going to injure anyone if you foamy hits a building or car.
  • trappy November 22, 2011 at 3:00pm

    I think we seem to have established that flying a foamie is not the same as flying a full scale warbird. cool, we're on the right track :)

  • Jack Crossfire November 22, 2011 at 1:18pm

    Comment bait successful.

  • John Galczynski November 22, 2011 at 12:15pm

      Actually, the FAA definition applies to civilian not model aircraft. Per FAR's aerobatics as applied to civilian aircraft, the FAA defines aerobatics as sudden changes to aircraft and not distance above ground.  Recreational flying of model aircraft  in NAS is covered by FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 91-57. 
     

  • Héctor García de Marina November 22, 2011 at 11:49am

    edit above:

    With flying your mustang, I mean few meters over ground, under bridges, etc. What I understand as "aerobatics"

  • Héctor García de Marina November 22, 2011 at 11:48am

    @John

     

    They are legal because they are authorized of course. And they are allowed because there are a legislation and a requirement list about safety and other issues that have to be covered. I guess we agree in this :P

    On the other hand, try to ask for permission for flying your mustang p-51 over the town on your own.... you know the answer, this is what I mean as illegal. And I guess in a near future, it will be the same for UAVs. Actually, for RC shows (here in Spain), ambulances, firemen, etc shall to be present, and the show has to be far from runways and populated areas.

  • John Galczynski November 22, 2011 at 11:29am

      FYI, you have no say as a nearby resident over a military airshow.

  • John Galczynski November 22, 2011 at 11:07am

      Aerobatics are performed once or twice a year at a military base nearby over a very dense population by much larger ie: jet fighters aircraft.  They are designed to be impressive.  So, thousands of people flock to these airshows to witness mostly awesome displays of precision, abrupt maneuvers of tens of tons of supersonic jets display, some no more than five or ten feet off the ground.  These spectacular shows have been going on for almost a century. These impressive displays of piloting travel the world for millions of people to see.  None of this is illegal, no matter how bad you want it to be. The track record for these shows of aerobatic display is mostly safe, sometimes not.  Yet, much larger aircraft flying close to the ground with thousands of gallons of jet fuel goes on decade after decade.  These shows are great and legal. Basic F=ma physics still applies here. 

        Come on down to Georgia Tech and fly all over.  Like Maker Fairer, everybody will know and be invited.  You will have thousands of fans. 

     

     

     

     

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