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Just a consideration: instead of regulating drones more, we could also regulate planes less to make them more equal.
by wolfgke 8y ago
Just a consideration: instead of regulating drones more, we could also regulate planes less to make them more equal.
- jakeinspace 8y agoTruly some sage advice, I say bring on the unlicensed pilots.
- kmnt 8y agoultralights can already be piloted without a license or registration. Its an amazing degree of freedom that most don't realize they have.
- ryanwaggoner 8y agoUltralights have very strict restrictions and rules where they can be operated, to limit the risk to others. 14 CFR 103.15: "No person may operate an ultralight vehicle over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement, or over any open air assembly of persons." Also, you don’t need a license, but trying to fly without sufficient and proper training is likely to get you killed. These aren’t bicycles.
- gizmo385 8y agoDropping aviation regulations will lead to dangerous corner-cutting, which will lead to more mistakes (which in aviation, usually means deaths).