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FAA is deep into a power grab with respect to commercial use of drones especially small UAVs (sUAVs) that would typically be classified as RC in the past. They
by andymoe 12y ago
FAA is deep into a power grab with respect to commercial use of drones especially small UAVs (sUAVs) that would typically be classified as RC in the past. They have a hard job to integrate them into the NAS but there is an immense amount of politicking going on around this issue right now with a lot of DoD contractor money in the drivers seat. Unless it's a formal notice (a phone call is not) he does not have to do anything. He should probably contact an attorney anyway though. A number of them are now specializing in this area.
If you are interested in this kind of stuff you should join this meetup my Co-Founder and I run: http://www.meetup.com/SF-Drones-Startup-Meetup http://www.meetup.com/SF-Drones-Startup-Meetup - We just did "US Drone Regulations" last thursday.
- anigbrowl 12y agoAnd guess who takes most of the heat if/when irresponsible drone operators cause problems for others? I think they're a lot less worried about quadcopters and suchlike than the potential for accidents involving large RC planes like the Skymasters, some of which have a 10 foot span and approach airspeeds of 200mph. I don't know what their ceiling is like but I've already heard a lot of grumbling from general aviation folks about the cavalier attitudes of some RC pilots, so I don't think the FAA is just throwing its weight around for no reason.