What are your opinions on drones flying around in the skies with General Aviation aircraft? Just curious.
I would like to see the public actually know what a "drone" is.
Quote from: Flying Pig on September 24, 2014, 05:06:46 PM
I would like to see the public actually know what a "drone" is.
What do you mean?
Quote from: Flying Pig on September 24, 2014, 05:06:46 PM
I would like to see the public actually know what a "drone" is.
+1
Quote from: Flying Pig on September 24, 2014, 05:06:46 PM
I would like to see the public actually know what a "drone" is.
You mean the 535 people who work in DC?
Three words: See and avoid.
Quote from: JerseyCadet on September 24, 2014, 07:56:28 PM
Three words: See and avoid.
Or in the UAV world, "sense and avoid"
Let's see if this works for a definition:
A drone has a tiny brain and follows a preprogrammed plan. It cant deviate from the program and is uncontrolled once launched. We used these in Vietnam, Firebee I think. They were very valuable intel tools.
A UAS/UAV has a bigger brain and is controlled by someone on the ground that tells it what to do: go here, go there, do this & that. It becomes a drone when the pilot looses the comm link. They are also very valuable tools.
Does that work?
And their relatively short lives usually end with a missile up the tail pipe
The current USAF terminology is RPA "Remotely Piloted Aircraft".
Once the FAA figures out the rules....the follow the rules and there shouldn't be a problem.