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The problem with a lot of drone regulation enacted and proposed so far in the US is that it effectively enables drone-using companies at the cost of other airsp
by cpgxiii 3y ago
The problem with a lot of drone regulation enacted and proposed so far in the US is that it effectively enables drone-using companies at the cost of other airspace users.
To me it seems like the overall solutions have been pretty obvious - for drones capable of operating in IFR-only controlled airspace, the story is clear (transponder, ADS-B, follow filed flight plan and ATC instructions). For drones operating at lower altitudes in "see and avoid" VFR conditions, drones must be capable of seeing and avoiding traffic (there are some vendors in this space already). Giving commercial drone operators right of way just to make their development simpler is not the answer.
More troubling to me personally, the FAA is once again proposing rules that clearly encroach on private airspace rights. There is clear precedent from US v Causby that the government obviously does not control airspace all the way down to the ground, yet the FAA continues to propose and enact rules that would give it authority to prohibit personal use of the near airspace while providing it to commercial users. E.g. the position that the FAA can regulate your own drone flown over your own property below 400 feet, while enabling companies to do so, represents a serious encroachment on property rights.
- jakear 3y agoThe logical conclusion being that it is your moral responsibility to get out your shotgun and forcibly enforce your property rights. Barring that they’ll encroach further and further.
- dbt00 3y agoThat is literally a federal crime in the USA. I do not recommend it at all.
- jakear 3y agoThe courts decide what constitutes a crime after both sides’ legal arguments are presented — not random people on the internet before. Many jurisdictions allow armed defense of one’s private property against even human trespassers. Do you think corporate drones flying over your head taking videos of you in your own private back yard deserve more rights?
- justahuman74 3y agoSure, then a propelled net