Recent content by YogiFlyer

I know many states, including Florida, have enacted PRIVACY laws in regards to sUAVs. This is more about privacy, rather than who owns the airspace, and has not really been litigated in light of heavy use of drones, nor has the FAA really spoken much about it. But whatever the privacy issue is...

Eh...this will get plead down to a misdemeanor with a fine. But I like the fact he will still have a felony arrest on his record. That part doesn't ever change. The FAA can also impose civil fines against him...and probably should. Although incredibly unlikely, the U.S Attorney can also...

You do know that other free apps will be doing the same thing, right? This isn't some sort of conspiracy by the FAA to charge you money. LAANC will be available to any company that wants access to it. You gotta quit drinking the media Kool Aid of these press releases. As a supposed Ex ATC...

What part of the law do you need knowledge of the inner workings of the system to interpret? There is nothing argumentative about it. It's a certainty. A judge has already ruled against the FAA once in attempting to regulate hobby pilots. (Requiring hobby sUAVs to be registered) No, I would...

You can thank Congress for this one. The FAA didn't want it this way, but until the law is changed, they have no choice.

I've flown a Cessna 172 backwards in the same scenario too! Fun times!

Do you feel better now? I mean...complaining on a message board certainly will fix the problem, right? LAANC is being developed in conjunction with private companies, so I have better than average odds it will work much better than you might think. Second, just because only 29 airports are on...

The LAANC system will fix this issue for a vast majority of flights. The FAA fumbled the ball bad on this one and is playing catch up. The challenge will be going back and educating pilots to use the new system and getting the message out there. Unfortunately, you are in the same boat many of...

Pretty much agree with you here. I don't see hobbyist joining at all unlike where you might see recreational and private pilots, along with aircraft owners joining. I would only see Part 107 pilots joining for the regulatory support and we are still in the "thinning the herd" phase. Over the...

It was always the FAA's intention to implement automated authorization. They are just accelerating it, which I am grateful for. They are fixing a problem they created in the first place. Waiting 90 days for an airspace authorization is not practical from a business perspective.

I'm not even the least bit concerned about AOPA leaving their roots of supporting GA. And I do hope thousands and thousands of drone pilots sign up as members. And quite frankly, as a manned aircraft pilot, I do want an organization involved in all sides to help everyone better understand how...

Yep...but it sounds like an attorney is already watching them, so hopefully it will get challenged quickly. These laws never stick, but you are right that they are not challenged very often. The sheep just follow along.

Not unless it is a professional sport, motor speedway, or division 1 football field with greater than 30K seats. That's the only time there is a TFR in place. No existing FAA rules prohibit flying over a school. Just over people.

Yep...can't fix stupid...not even with duct tape!

Eh...depends on who it is. I wouldn't waste my money on it. But those who live near a Class B airport might feel differently.