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Make the regulations tough enough and airspace become sterile enough that only those with big money and large staffs to deal with documentation will be flying. Look around, airspace regulations are starting to look remarkably similar everywhere in the world. Pay to play.

Perhaps if everyone thumbed their nose at the FAA we'd gain favorable momentum. Hard to say anymore. The more you comply with their suggestions the more regulations they suggest.

The story does demonstrate the public bias against our aircraft. That someone would make a false statement declaring the quad hit a window to obtain a police response shows there are problems that go well beyond unthinking operators. Plenty of issues on both sides of the fence. Unfortunately...

Nice to see a couple of A models in there.

I think RPV, or remotely piloted vehicle is far more accurate but it doesn't stand the chance of a snowball.

dazzab, I totally agree with your position regarding the choice of the word "drone". What we fly in no way fits the description of the word drone. They are not programmed, launch and forget air vehicles that require no user input once set free. They are not targets to be destroyed once...

There's definately the possibility the DPA could quickly be turned into a revenue generating entity, but the current membership would quickly abandon the association without clear evidence of immediate benefit. For the moment I'll withhold further judgement in that regard, OTH, there's strength...

Very well written but you should review FAA authority over structures. Within a certain distance and routing of federally funded airports they do have authority over structures and population density and have exercised such many times.

Another advantage to the hex is improved stability over a quad.

Locate someone that flies RC aircraft on 2.4. Take the plane and transmitter to the location and turn them both on. Also take your video equipment and turn that on. If you see flight surfaces moving or receive video interference you'll have an answer that you can build on.

Make it more difficult and only those with deep wells full of money have access to the trade. Make it difficult and those established in full scale aircraft operations have their jobs and operations protected from ingress by less expensive operations. It's all about the money, just as...

I think there have been more than enough untrained operators flying mostly automated minirotors that have established the need for training in one form or another. Had the general multirotor population demonstrated some self restraint such actions would not have even had a need for...

It's possible to overload both an electric motor or a gas engine with too much prop. Over loading either makes them run hotter. If everything else was working as it should it may be worth the try of the 14" props. If the motors are good for the increase in RPM you'll probably find the...

Page 3 girls on the MR Forum!!!!!! On a more serious note, there was much in what Stacky posted that I agree with. An operator standardization along with operator flight qualification among them. To relate a bit to something he also said, I've crashed three really high end UAV's and belly...

Issues resolved, and quite nicely!

Of late I've been reading quite a bit of negative press about customer service at 3D Robotcs. I even managed to experience some of the bad myself after purchasing an RTF X8 that had a couple of poor performing accessories. All that changed today. Big time!! I was having issues receiving...

Like to hear more about the small MR airworthiness certificate. I work with two of the sUAS being used in Alaska with "experimental" tail numbers and wonder how the MR managed to get through the BS in getting certified.

You're pretty good at thinking before speaking so why not respond with a question to their question. Ask if they would be interested in an article explaining what you do and what you do it with, interjected with how the professionals are extremely concerned about the sudden proliferation of...

With the props nicking the leaves of a tree the imagery from a Go Pro looks like it's 6' away from it.