New law being passed that severely restricts drone hobbyists

You don't need an FCC license to fly ultralight aircraft, so this is all bullshit that riled up as soon as people started strapping HD cameras to them and trying to reach low earth orbit.

Pay attention.

Just don't fly your drone within shotgun range of me.

Not a big fan of drones but found this entertaining:

I love how the insurrection makes secret laws that they enforce, then years later get around to having congress pass similar laws to be published.

Police and others have been stealing drones out of peoples mail before they even get them, microwaving them, shooting them down, etc. for years.

I live in a college town. Do you think there are some people that want to fly? I live near a nice park and a river; a good place to fly. I don't think I have ever seen anyone fly a drone in this town.

If you think you live in a free country go buy one and fly it.

Nip it now. Terrorists will use drones soon.

My drone has an ADS-B transponder on it and can integrate with existing ICAO anti-collision systems. So it isn't a hazard to your precious $2.8M Citation jet. However, reading your comments, I think you're more of a risk to people as an unhinged pilot.

Your $2.8M Citation jet can do a lot more damage than a 500g drone.

I'll call BS and say you're just a wanna be pilot who is actually living in mom's basement flying Flight Sim X.

That sounds pretty awesome tbf mate

I had no idea they could fly so far away and so that just backs up my theory about why they are suddenly wanting to restrict them - too much they want to hide imo and they are hard to spot sometimes and i guess on some level they could be considered a security risk in wrong hands? Not that i agree with this restriction stuff as i would buy one if i could.

it's the flying up to Out Space at 1 mph that's got
them all butthurt.

Terrible news.
They already force us to register and pay a fee.
Now testing and more restrictions and fees.
ALL BULLSHIT

oh and Fuck off to the statist in this thread.
Their is a reason that mental midget has red karma.

Ask any pilot, they support this. Drones are being flown into flight paths.

the Public is learning too much about what's really going on.

I don’t know if it matters ... the few drone enthusiasts I met/know don’t seem to give a fuck about most laws anyway.

THIS^^^^

These cocksuckers do not own the airspace. Cease and desist Mr.government man.

Walk the street we'll tax your feet.......

hooking up with an Eagle or a Buzzard in flight would do a hell'uv a lot more damage.

These laws have been in effect for years now.

Shooting down a drone is the same as shooting down a plane. You will be charged with a felony and you will be buying a new drone. As long as the drone pilot is doing everything they are supposed to be doing that is.

just don't fly near airports. and try not to crash into
helicopters and Cessnas.

(sure, they can be used as weapons. but how is the FAA
going to regulate that?)

I will admit, the future of drones is scary. The next decade or two will likely see a big influx of drone assassinations once people start deploying guns or explosives to these guys.

I was blown away when I got mine and saw how stable it is, it basically flies itself. Can take it to the beach in extreme winds and it just hovers staticly and the camera self levels so you have no idea the drone is actually sitting at a 30 degree angle fighting against 45 mph winds its all extremely smooth and viewed through 1080x1920 HD goggles. Can zoom 4x, can highlight people on the controllers display and it will target you and automatically follow where ever you go and keep you in the shot. If you jumped on a jetski or a motorcycle it would follow and dodge any obstacles to keep you in its tracking. It auto detects any objects above beside or below it and reacts and dodges it unless you are in sports mode. It goes 32 MPH in regular mode and 45MPH in sports.

Mine has a fishing mod built onto it so I can connect my line and fly it out about 800 yards which is the max my reel will hold and drop chunks in the ocean to catch tuna and occasional sharks.

This thing cost less then $2000 so I cant imagine the kind of shit the government or big money people have. A terrorist organization or simply an assassin could easily take one of these make it a bit larger to carry a larger payload or weapon and take a target out from extreme distances which is frightening when you think about it.

Depends on who/what you are watching.

So now you want to register plastic bags? What's the age limit on plastic bags, to carry? Does one need to complete a safety course for the use of these very dangerous plastic bags? Have your brought this plastic bag problem to congress?

An issue of such import must be addressed!

are Hobby Lobby RC Model Planes regulated by the FAA?

Agreed.

And to those who argue terrorists will use drones: they're right. They will. But they're not going to register their drones and take the test, so all the gov't is doing is inconveniencing law-abiding hobbyists.

The gov't is basically saying they own the sky and will be taxing us for putting a small piece of plastic in it for a few minutes at a time.

Gonna be a lot of Low Flying Helicopters,



Nowhatimsaying?

some of the finest videos are being made by drone hobbyists.
(comepared to the billions of garbage videos on Youtube now.)

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Good, since they are making money from their videos they won't mind complying with the law and being regulated and licensed.

Hey man I don't like the fact that I have to pay to register and insure my vehicle, even though in my whole life I've never been in a wreck with another car that was my fault and I've never made a claim on my insurance.

Yet I still have to pay hundreds of dollars each year just to have the "privilege" to drive on the streets.

do you know that there are vast areas of the Grand Canyon Reserve
that civilian Drones are not allowed to fly?

You have a 26 million dollar jet, and you don’t know that there are already restrictions in place about hobbyist drone operation?
|If you had one functioning braincell in your skull, you would realize this proposed “law” is to create low altitude airways for AMAZON to do drone delivery without interference from us mere mortals.
Quit being obtuse.

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The largest wild goose ever recorded weighed 24 pounds.


I had to look it up as I live next to an area frequented by a lot of migratory birds and I never saw anything of the size you indicated...
no offense.