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2020-12-30 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

US to Allow Small Drones to Fly Over People at Night

[NTD] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday said it is issuing long-awaited rules to allow for small drones to fly over people and at night, a significant step toward their use for widespread commercial deliveries.

The FAA is also requiring remote identification of most drones, which are formally known as unmanned aerial vehicles, to address security concerns.

“The new rules make way for the further integration of drones into our airspace by addressing safety and security concerns,” said FAA Administrator Steve Dickson in a statement. “They get us closer to the day when we will more routinely see drone operations such as the delivery of packages.”

Posted by Glolugum Ulomotle4558 2020-12-30 03:15|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 I guess the FAA never heard of NIGHT VISION cameras?
Like used in small day/night Sec-cams that weight under 1 Oz.

Posted by NN2N1 2020-12-30 08:27|| 2020-12-30 08:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Nice - target practice for my bottle rocket collection!

Posted by Raj 2020-12-30 09:29|| 2020-12-30 09:29|| Front Page Top

#3 So, its a UAV and Amazon's making a delivery to say me, UAV cargo weight * 225 lbs and I catch the little fooker at the "right time". It becomes a MAV and I get a free ride to say, Springfield or Palo Alto or Miami, yeah thats the ticket, Miami.

Boy, I can't wait!

Posted by Flomoper Glailing7613 2020-12-30 09:41|| 2020-12-30 09:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Shooting down a UAV is the same, legally, as shooting down a manner aircraft. You won't get the murder charges, but you will face a federal interference with an aircraft in flight charge.

Helicopters and airplanes fly overhead at night all the time; all this does is put licensed drone operators in the same category.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2020-12-30 09:50|| 2020-12-30 09:50|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm imagining all the accidents and litigation.

Posted by Dron66046 2020-12-30 10:32|| 2020-12-30 10:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Shooting down a UAV is the same, legally, as shooting down a manner aircraft.

Normal aircraft don't hover over my granddaughters while they sunbathe.

Their Dad has a bit more firepower than I do, but combined we're pretty certain that the aforementioned occurrence will promptly cease.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2020-12-30 16:30|| 2020-12-30 16:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Let me play Devil Advocate for second.
A delivery drone able to deliver say 25+/- LBS.
What happens when a Restricted FAA registered DRONE use is stolen and the GPS locator is disabled.

Think about what terrorists could deliver to, or SPRAY on any location within a 1 mile.

Refer Drones being used in a Blue Thunder manner.
If its below 50 ft. on my property I'll own the pieces.

Posted by NN2N1 2020-12-30 17:02|| 2020-12-30 17:02|| Front Page Top

#8 The way it work as I understand it, if the GPS locator on a drone is disabled,so is the drone.

Cannot fly a drone without GPS locator, otherwise operator would not be able to control it properly.

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2020-12-30 20:57|| 2020-12-30 20:57|| Front Page Top

#9 So they hire a techie for some rewiring... I have seen gps bypass / blocking devices... not simply done but do-able in about 2 hrs from demos I have seen

Posted by NN2N1 2020-12-30 23:04|| 2020-12-30 23:04|| Front Page Top

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