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Can we say "heavy lift"?:). Nice Lidar candidate.

Econfly, If one has a 333 the LOS flying in daylight under 200' with a property owner's permission is already given. Those with a 333 have what amounts to pretty much a national COA for ops below 200' if the airspace is otherwise legal to fly in. There's no letters to the area FSDO for...

Just speculating, but those with 333's will prolly be OK for quite awhile yet. I do think the spit in everyone's face BLOS folks are in for a pretty good shake down though. Some RC fixed wing as well. It's going to take some time for the independent testing (ASTM specifically) labs to come up...

That works for you but I have to get current in type before submitting a 333 waiver request. Sounds like no big deal but if I have to use all my ratings in the process it will cost thousands to do three crash and dashes and a written test. If all I need to do is talk and act like a private...

Too small in numbers. Those that play with the big stuff mostly use designated ranges with cleared airspace. And some of them are really big! Plus they don't compete with aerospace giants for a piece of the business pie. Don't make the mistake of thinking this registration thing is about...

Yes and no. In a general sense it is against AMA regulations to drop or shoot anything from a model aircraft- unless such activities are part of a controlled event or demonstration. However, the discharge of pyrotechnics, rockets, firearms, or use of explosive devices is not acceptable. On...

IMO, integrating the PDB with the frame is not the way to go with any MR that will carry a payload of any significance, even a Go Pro .

Too late, that's already been done, but they excluded the weight limit. If it flies unmanned, it's a "drone". The only question is how they define what "drones" have to be registered.

I won't go that far but I do believe the FAA needs to step out of the stone age and recognize that regulations intended for much larger manned aircraft are in large part not suitable for most sUAS. They are mandating that sUAS follow the same regulations and use the same equipment and training...

You mean people that prefer to think for themselves and take personal responsibility for their actions while controlling their own destiny? Lions and tigers and bears, Oh My!;)

In that case, I propose we organize a protest and have a national food fight. They can't bust everybody.

Commercial operators are already required to register their aircraft. It's a requirement in a 333 exemption. If you operate commercially you are supposed to possess a 333 exemption. If you are operating commercially without an exemption you are operating illegally with an illegal aircraft...

The FAA sort of left open that which will or will not be made to register. There's still the issue of why register if such registration fails to provide a means to track while airborne? By the omission they are telling us more regulation and requirements are forthcoming. This is the tip of...

Great! Send me what info you can and I'll pass it along to my company's industry communications team where they update UAV news daily for internal employee dissemination. Believe it or not, the engineering employees of large UAV companies are relatively ignorant of the current state of aero RC...

Carapau, In the above post you provided some good examples of how things could work, and should work, However, thus far the manufacturers and points of sale appear to be loathe to issue anything that mandates a buyer become even minimally cognizant of operation and safe use prior to using the...

Indeed, but we'll start worrying about you if you're seen with an aluminum can gripper on a stick;)

Not without a lot of RF testing and shielding. That's a fact. Another kicker. If a transponder, functioning perfectly in sUAS with a type certificate and tail numbers, is not manufactured by an FAA recognized and certified manufacturer, and installed by an FAA certified technician, they'll...

Note how they might get around Part 336 and the prohibition from regulating model aircraft. Registration isn't regulation. The AMA has to be crapping bricks.

"Because your flying in FAA controlled airspace. Be serious, if your not breaking any rules you have absolutely nothing to worry about. This is just going to weed out all the bad apples.:)" That kind of like getting pulled over by a cop for no reason you can discern, he asks to search your...