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New law being passed that severely restricts drone hobbyists
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 41173011:MV8zOTEwMzMwXzcwNTE1Nzk5XzZCNzY5RUM2] [quote:g0v:MV8zOTEwMzMwXzcwNTE1NzgzXzkyQjg0Njk5] [quote:Homie B Honeydick:MV8zOTEwMzMwXzcwNTE1NzQxX0QwMDM2OEI5] [quote:g0v:MV8zOTEwMzMwXzcwNTE1NzMxXzlGNDJGRTdF] Funny how many things are illegal... until you pay the government money. Then, no problem! That's why we need government so badly! [/quote] I agree...right up until I'm on final approach and your 500 dollar drone takes out my 2.8 million dollar engine on my Citation and hopefully doesn't kill me in the process. [/quote] True. But I don't think the government will allow drone flyers to do that even if they pay a license fee. And what many forget is, terrorists flying a drone with 3 pounds of C4 strapped to it won't bother following any rules. For that reason, the only defense of offense: planes will need to be designed with drone detectors and fitted with drone killers. That's the only surefire way to protect them. "When they ban drones, only criminals will have drones" Heard anything similar before? [/quote] Not even suggesting banning them I'm thinking Insurance and radio tracking I have to do that with my 26 million dollar aircraft, should you not have to follow same you are also In the air. [/quote]
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A bill close to passage in Congress would repeal the current exemption for hobbyists from regulations and for the first time require them to take a test before flying. It also says such operators must fly no higher than 400 feet and stay clear of traditional aircraft. They may have to eventually install radio identification signals on the devices.
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Maybe we could get some GLPers to contact Congress to vote against this bill.
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