Doug G. Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 I should say the FAAs interpretation of special rules for model aircraft (so it took effect immediately, although they are accepting comments after the fact). "By definition, a model aircraft must be “flown within visual line of sight of the person operating the aircraft.” P.L. 112-95, section 336©(2).1 Based on the plain language of the statute, the FAA interprets this requirement to mean that: (1) the aircraft must be visible at all times to the operator; (2) that the operator must use his or her own natural vision (which includes vision corrected by standard eyeglasses or contact lenses) to observe the aircraft; and (3) people other than the operator may not be used in lieu of the operator for maintaining visual line of sight. Under the criteria above, visual line of sight would mean that the operator has an unobstructed view of the model aircraft." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 I guess it depends what you refer to as FPV. For modelers that has meant that you fly as if you are in the plane via video, not have someone else see where you are flying. AMA is opposing this. Ok, enough hijacking. Sorry folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 You can fly the plane via video, but you must also be able to observe the aircraft with your own eyes. You could, for example, hook up the feed to a portable screen on a table. What you quoted doesn't say it must be flown, but rather it must be observed. I believe the logic was that some cameras have a narrow FOV, and the operator would not have as great of situational awareness if they do not observe the aircraft with their own eyes. Oh, by the way: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/lawsuits-challenge-faa-drone-model-aircraft-rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 What a mess the FAA has made of this and it will get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 What a mess the FAA has made of this and it will get worse. The faa is less of pilots and more of lawyers anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Kinda the history of aviation, starting with the Wright brothers, Glen Curtiss, and anyone else that wanted to use ailerons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Cesnalis Posted October 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Another local job. Sometimes recreational flights just happen to provide useful info for work. If I photograph a town with my flir camera in the right winter conditions I can tell which houses need attic insulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Another local job. Sometimes recreational flights just happen to provide useful info for work. If I photograph a town with my flir camera in the right winter conditions I can tell which houses need attic insulation. WhitmoreJob.jpg Great picture - how many times around before you got the aircraft shadow going up the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 What a mess the FAA has made of this and it will get worse. Yeah, the FAA has basically banned the ONLY way the military operates UAVs. It will be interesting to see their justification on why military UAVs are operated this way yet nobody else can. It's not like military UAVs have any greater situational awareness with their little 30° field-of-view screens operated from a trailer in the desert. This is probably one of the real reasons for ADS-B; to allow government drones to operate with greater awareness of surrounding aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Cesnalis Posted October 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 My KR2 sat so low on the ramp that people thought it was un-manned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 My KR2 sat so low on the ramp that people thought it was un-manned. The Vari-EZ looks a bit drone-ish too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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