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If the FAA could write a FAR that kept birds out of the airspace, it would happen.
by god_bless_texas 11y ago
If the FAA could write a FAR that kept birds out of the airspace, it would happen.
- bigiain 11y agoSure, but they can't - and it doesn't matter (obviously, because we still all get in airplanes in spite of an identifiable but uncontrollable risk). Just because they _can_ write a FAR about drones, should they? Does it matter any more or less than the risk of birdstrike? What _is_ the risk? If there were a real quantifiable and indisputable number there, surely we'd all know about it and be able to look it up and evaluate it in comparison to other risks we accept? Is allowing my neighbour to fly a drone in the local park more or less dangerous than riding a bicycle? Or climbing a ladder? Or riding a horse?
- god_bless_texas 11y agoI don't disagree with you, but alot of important people were asking the question "Who can stop these things from flying over my back yard?". The FAA had the jurisdiction.
- cmurf 11y agoYes. That's why so many FARs exist in the first place. Most are the result of incidents or accidents. One of my favorites is 91.119a "Anywhere. An altitude allowing, if a power unit fails, an emergency landing without undue hazard to persons or property on the surface." It's one I do not think drones or their operator should be exempt from.