I'm actually curious *what* FAA rules were supposed to prevent this? Other than not flying the drone at night, I don't know what he supposedly violated.
There were no rules about flying near power lines, and in fact, many people use drones specifically TO examine and survey power lines, because it's cheaper than a helicopter for the same effect.
Didn't we just have registration and marking requirements up until a few weeks ago? Did that help anything?
Even though I'm no longer required to label/register for non-commercial flights, I still have my FAA code on my quads.
Exactly! Not everyone has adopted the Apple sales tactic model where you just buy the next model every year because "you're supposed to".
I just upgraded my daily-use cell phone from an OG Droid 1 to a Galaxy S7 Edge. Talk about a leap up...and I'm sure it would be an amazing improvement for anyone who had a pre-4G phone or even an early 4G phone as well.
Funny that the person becoming jaded and cynical about "lack of evolution" in phones is the person who gets every phone whenever it's released...
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I'm actually curious *what* FAA rules were supposed to prevent this? Other than not flying the drone at night, I don't know what he supposedly violated. There were no rules about flying near power lines, and in fact, many people use drones specifically TO examine and survey power lines, because it's cheaper than a helicopter for the same effect.
Didn't we just have registration and marking requirements up until a few weeks ago? Did that help anything? Even though I'm no longer required to label/register for non-commercial flights, I still have my FAA code on my quads.
I suddenly have an urge to create a Sports-Oriented version of Twitch. I should call it JockItch...
Exactly! Not everyone has adopted the Apple sales tactic model where you just buy the next model every year because "you're supposed to". I just upgraded my daily-use cell phone from an OG Droid 1 to a Galaxy S7 Edge. Talk about a leap up...and I'm sure it would be an amazing improvement for anyone who had a pre-4G phone or even an early 4G phone as well. Funny that the person becoming jaded and cynical about "lack of evolution" in phones is the person who gets every phone whenever it's released...