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Tue Aug 11, 2015 11:51 am

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Looks like the Koreans are knocking them out of the air with sound.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents ... se-on.html
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Tue Aug 11, 2015 12:00 pm

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Hafast wrote:Looks like the Koreans are knocking them out of the air with sound.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents ... se-on.html


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Thu Aug 13, 2015 7:12 am

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Air to air collision with drone
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Thu Aug 13, 2015 7:19 am

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Haha... Falconering or whatever its called may be a great way of dealing with those pesky drones.

So much for see and avoid. Hunt them out of the sky! Maybe a new sport was just born.
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Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:08 am

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I think we just made some new friends.

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Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:28 am

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UngaWunga wrote:Air to air collision with drone


Make sure to listen with the sound on at the end so you can hear the noise a drone makes when it cries.
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Thu Aug 13, 2015 1:34 pm

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Perhaps the FAA should enlist Sam the Eagle as the Smokey the Bear of drone safety?

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Thu Aug 20, 2015 11:44 pm

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Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:16 pm

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FAA Beta testing "Before You Fly" app for drone pilots. It's a start, at least.

http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/28/b4ufly/

https://www.faa.gov/uas/b4ufly/

Key features of the B4UFLY app include:
A clear "status" indicator that immediately informs the operator about their current or planned location. For example, it shows flying in the Special Flight Rules Area around Washington, DC is prohibited
Information on the parameters that drive the status indicator
A "Planner Mode" for future flights in different locations
Informative, interactive maps with filtering options
Links to other FAA UAS resources and regulatory information
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Fri Aug 28, 2015 1:38 pm

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I hate drones. I'm going to buy a drone cause the one we had at the Ozark Fly-in filming our STOL competition opened up my eyes to how much better video could be produced by including drone shots.

I'm betting that easily by 2020 there will be more drones flying then aircraft. I'm going to start campaigning my representatives and the FAA to pass regulations requiring all drones by equipped with ADS-B out. And not for better drone avoidance, although that would certainly help, but to give law enforcement the name and address of the drone owner when he violates air space, privacy, or becomes a nuisance.

Actually catching these guys flying near airports, or inside TFRs, or outside airspace boundaries, or snooping on your privacy, and hitting them with a heavy fine is the only thing I can think of that will strongly encourage respectful, thoughtful and safe operation.
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Fri Aug 28, 2015 2:10 pm

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The controversy regarding UAV and manned aircraft is starting to heat up-- more laypeople are becoming aware, but there's also a backlash from the retards who are so prematurely confident that there's no problem that they'll speak louder than others to the effect. This genius for example:

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The painful exchange between this guy and others churned up an incredible amount of ignorance, as well as misinformation. While some people were definitely on point about midairs, others countered him by saying the control frequency of the UAV was what would interfere with manned aircraft. Sigh... We're dealing with the general public for which we cannot assume any knowledge of aviation.

I worry that the "drone" interest group could so outnumber the real pilot interest group so as to impose real regulation that works against our current freedoms with airspace. We may not see it for years, but I wouldn't exactly say I'm being a drama queen with my concern for such a scenario. Just look at the recent attempt by Amazon to influence rulemaking.

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Fri Aug 28, 2015 2:12 pm

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Barnstormer wrote:I hate drones. I'm going to buy a drone cause the one we had at the Ozark Fly-in filming our STOL competition opened up my eyes to how much better video could be produced by including drone shots.


Yes, I think it's cool technology for filming, but at an event like that, how did you secure consent from all the pilots? Were there any objections at the pilots' meeting?

I'd want the UAV operator on the radio announcing position and intention just like any of the pilots.
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Fri Aug 28, 2015 2:52 pm

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Barnstormer wrote:I hate drones. I'm going to buy a drone cause the one we had at the Ozark Fly-in filming our STOL competition opened up my eyes to how much better video could be produced by including drone shots.


Yes, I think it's cool technology for filming, but at an event like that, how did you secure consent from all the pilots? Were there any objections at the pilots' meeting?

I'd want the UAV operator on the radio announcing position and intention just like any of the pilots.

Those are good questions that I don't have an answer for yet. The Ozark event, my introduction to drones, was a private, by invitation event and the drone operator was one of the pilots. He kept it to the side or behind the aircraft so no one objected.

I like your idea of the operator being on the radio, and he/she would have to be a pilot, and an experienced drone operator. That's for starters. Some thought needs to go into this for sure.
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Fri Aug 28, 2015 2:58 pm

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Barnstormer wrote:I hate drones. I'm going to buy a drone cause the one we had at the Ozark Fly-in filming our STOL competition opened up my eyes to how much better video could be produced by including drone shots.


Yes, I think it's cool technology for filming, but at an event like that, how did you secure consent from all the pilots? Were there any objections at the pilots' meeting?

I'd want the UAV operator on the radio announcing position and intention just like any of the pilots.


I'm told by a guy who is big in one of the drone permitted programs that all they need is the airport manager's permission to operate at or around an airport according to the FAA.

Like you, I'm not sure I'd want to surrender my safety to someone who may know nothing about traffic patterns, etc, based on some "airport manager's" okay. I think I'd be pretty upset if I approached to land at an airport and found a drone in the pattern, with the airport manager's permission and no notam, or ????

Zane, I think you are spot on regarding to the numbers thing.....furthermore, there is so much money out there pushing drone technology that the drone industry frankly can already totally outnumber pilots and outspend our advocacy groups by a factor of twenty to one or more. Congress is already on the drone bandwagon.

The only two things holding them back at all right now is the threat to airliners and privacy issues.

Frankly, I could see drones taking over the national airspace system, and leaving us to corridors between airports if something doesn't happen.

Russia has this kind of system.......

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Fri Aug 28, 2015 3:28 pm

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I'm in agriculture and I think drones are going to be a game changer in our industry. I also operate a C180 mostly in rural areas and often at low level. I see a power of conflict coming up and I suspect our freedom in the 180 to operate at low level, or even Higher levels, is going to be severely curtailed. But I look forward to what drones will offer us in our business. I'm also not willing to give up either the business or the 180. hmmmm.
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Fri Aug 28, 2015 5:08 pm

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North Dakota becomes first state to allow Police to equip drones with pepper spray and tasers. What could possibly go wrong?

http://qz.com/489204/north-dakota-is-th ... per-spray/
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Fri Aug 28, 2015 11:48 pm

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Sat Aug 29, 2015 6:14 am

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http://www.wired.com/2015/08/welcome-wo ... er-cannon/
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Sat Aug 29, 2015 8:51 am

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Hafast wrote:http://www.wired.com/2015/08/welcome-world-drone-killing-laser-cannon/


Lots of these drones are itty-bitty targets......what's scary about this thing, is what if they miss the drone, and hit an airliner behind it?? Or????? I think I'd be more concerned about one of these things getting in the wrong hands and taking out manned aircraft. ISIS probably already has orders for a dozen of these, though "suppliers" in Saudi....

Jeeezzz, this whole drone thing is really getting weird.

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Sun Aug 30, 2015 3:12 pm

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Olympic national park
Unmanned Aircraft System Was a Success on The Paradise Fire

Incident: Paradise Fire Wildfire
Released: 3 days ago

For the past week an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) was utilized on the Paradise Fire. The system was demonstrating possible applications in wildland fire management and suppression.

More http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/4305/28249/


Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdVaL4e ... e=youtu.be
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