FAA: More Than 45,000 Drones Have Been Registered in Just 2 Days

[taterhed]

Drones continue to be a major problem--for a number of reasons. And yes, not from law-abiding well-educated operators, but from the uninformed or illegals. Will regulating help IDK. Will it make it easier to prosecute? Yes it will. The recent requirement to register has done little or nothing to change the number of incidents AFAICT.

Let me inform/correct a few points. Take my info FWIW, but I'm not making this up:

Drone use continues to plague airport flight paths, airplanes--including passenger airliners, public gatherings of people, federal facilities, military bases etc... Reports come in every day.

Drones have purportedly (pilot reports) been seen at thousands of feet in the air--not just hundreds. Some of these reports have been very, very credible. Airliners continue to report near-misses and close encounters every day. Most drones shouldn't cripple a large aircraft, but the 'golden BB' theory applies--especially for smaller aircraft.

Drones are routinely flown over large gatherings of people in public at sporting events, concerts etc. It's all funny until a large whirling drone falls on your child/head etc....

If you don't know it, flying drones inside the airspace near cat x (very large) airports is almost always illegal. Within 5 miles of most airports requires permission/coordination. Please don't take your drone to Washington DC and plan to video the monuments. Really. It's illegal. Flying it over the facilities for three letter agencies would also be a very bad idea.

Take it for what it's worth and don't shoot the messenger.

 

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APNewsBreak: Move to OK Commercial Drone Flights Over People - by Joan Lowy, Associated Press/ AP/ apnewsarchive.com

"WASHINGTON (AP) — A government-sponsored committee is recommending standards that could clear the way for commercial drone flights over populated areas and help speed the introduction of package delivery drones and other uses not yet possible, The Associated Press has learned.

The Federal Aviation Administration currently prohibits most commercial drone flights over populated areas, especially crowds. That ban frustrates a host of industries that want to take advantage of the technology.

"Every TV station in the country wants one, but they can't be limited to flying in the middle of nowhere because there's no news in the middle of nowhere," said Jim Williams, a former head of FAA's drone office who now advises the industry for Dentons, an international law firm.

Cellular network providers also want to loosen restrictions so drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, can inspect cell towers, which often are in urban areas. Amazon's vision for package deliveries entails drones winging their way over city and suburban neighborhoods.

The AP obtained a copy of the recommendations, which were sent to the FAA late Friday. The agency is not bound by the recommendations and can make changes when it writes final rules...."

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2014, file photo, a drone is demonstrated in Brigham City, Utah. A government-sponsored committee is recommending standards that could clear the way for commercial drone flights over populated areas and help speed the introduction of package delivery drones and other uses not yet possible, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)


Richard

 

[BobDE]

As an avid gun enthusiast, I would say that taking a gun outside and shooting at something in the sky would NOT be a good idea. Collateral damage can not be predicted.

Seeing a drone in the sky and shooting at it because YOU think it is spying on you is also not a good idea. What would come next? "I saw someone walking close to my house, so I shot them"??????

There are many drones serving many good purposes. No one has the right to control the world for their own wants and fears.

Might be time to start handing out the "big girl panties"!