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FAA Urges Small Drone Pilots To Wear Vests
Seeking to boost "public awareness" of legal small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) operations, the U.S. FAA is urging sUAS pilots to wear reflective safety vests when flying their aircraft. "By taking this simple action, sUAS [pilots] can demonstrate that they are accepting responsibility for the activity and that they are intending to operate in a safe and compliant manner," the FAA said in a newly released safety information for operators bulletin. (www.ainonline.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I wear an orange vest. I keep my shotgun shells in it.
Yes, make anyone flying a drone wear a vest, but don't dare say that allowing someone to carry a concealed weapon is a bad idea. Someone excersizing their second amendment rights is far more dangerous than someone flying a toy. Maybe we should require anyone flying a kite to wear a flashing hat and a sign that says,"If snything goes wrong, blame me"
Hey, maybe making anyone carrying a gun wear a warning sign would reduce the amount of shootings. Keep coming up with the ideas Big Brother, I mean Uncle Sam.
Hey, maybe making anyone carrying a gun wear a warning sign would reduce the amount of shootings. Keep coming up with the ideas Big Brother, I mean Uncle Sam.
Sometimes I wonder if there is a rule that if you attempt to obtain a pilot's license, the background check includes an investigation which disqualifies a person automatically if they have ever taken Econ 101 or ran any kind of business.
Commercial drones fill a gaping hole in the imaging industry (what used to be called photography). They supply an important commercial need which you guys can never satisfy. So get over yourselves.
I have the utmost respect for anyone who has made the commitment and investment to fly an airplane or helo. And it's true that the 107 test is a joke. But (the overwhelming majority of) commercial drone operators follow the rules and understand the life and death necessity of doing so. We're just adding a feature to our businesses that clients demand.
A giant step forward will occur when the FAA's LAANC program emerges from beta. But admittedly it will not prevent my unlicensed, unregistered counterparts who are idiots from flying irresponsibly.
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Commercial drones fill a gaping hole in the imaging industry (what used to be called photography). They supply an important commercial need which you guys can never satisfy. So get over yourselves.
I have the utmost respect for anyone who has made the commitment and investment to fly an airplane or helo. And it's true that the 107 test is a joke. But (the overwhelming majority of) commercial drone operators follow the rules and understand the life and death necessity of doing so. We're just adding a feature to our businesses that clients demand.
A giant step forward will occur when the FAA's LAANC program emerges from beta. But admittedly it will not prevent my unlicensed, unregistered counterparts who are idiots from flying irresponsibly.
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What are they going to say about the drones designed to fly themselves as property security? There's a new system being sold by Black & Decker called Sunflowers that sends a security drone to check out an Intruder on your property and send the images to your monitor in the house. I can just see a concerned and maybe armed property owner going outside to deal with them putting on his Reflective Vest so the Intruders can easily see them.
Your post is untrue, "fake news". There is no such product being sold today. If you want to say "hypothetically", then that would be accurate. But if you want to be credible, stay with what is true rather than making up fiction.
Simple Google Search: SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunflower Labs and Stanley Black & Decker announced today a strategic partnership that will allow Stanley Black & Decker and Sunflower Labs to work together on new and innovative security solutions.
The Sunflower Home Awareness System combines outdoor sensors with an aerial camera for a full view of what's going on around your home, resulting in a more complete picture of activity and fewer false alarms common with current home systems.
"Security is more than locks and alarms, it's about understanding what's happening on your property at all times," said Alex Pachikov, Sunflower Labs CEO. "We're thrilled to have a partner in Stanley Black and Decker, the world's second largest commercial electronic security provider, who shares that belief."
"Sunflower Labs is pairing the state of the art in sensor and quadcopter technology to bring insightful security to property owners, giving them better context into activity on their grounds and providing real time verification of events," said Larry Harper, Vice President Stanley Ventures. "We look forward to working with them to bring this innovation to market and to broadening the application of their technologies into the commercial security market."
When an owner installs Sunflower Smart Lights™ around the property, the system's sensors learn the pattern of normal activity. When unusual activity is detected, the Sunflower Flying Camera is deployed, sending an alert and streaming video to the Sunflower app on the owner's smartphone to provide a holistic picture of the situation.
The Sunflower Home Awareness System combines outdoor sensors with an aerial camera for a full view of what's going on around your home, resulting in a more complete picture of activity and fewer false alarms common with current home systems.
"Security is more than locks and alarms, it's about understanding what's happening on your property at all times," said Alex Pachikov, Sunflower Labs CEO. "We're thrilled to have a partner in Stanley Black and Decker, the world's second largest commercial electronic security provider, who shares that belief."
"Sunflower Labs is pairing the state of the art in sensor and quadcopter technology to bring insightful security to property owners, giving them better context into activity on their grounds and providing real time verification of events," said Larry Harper, Vice President Stanley Ventures. "We look forward to working with them to bring this innovation to market and to broadening the application of their technologies into the commercial security market."
When an owner installs Sunflower Smart Lights™ around the property, the system's sensors learn the pattern of normal activity. When unusual activity is detected, the Sunflower Flying Camera is deployed, sending an alert and streaming video to the Sunflower app on the owner's smartphone to provide a holistic picture of the situation.
Announcing a strategic partnership is not "being sold". Show that you are reasonable by correcting your erroneous posting.
If you are aware of FAA federal regulations, you will know that deploying such a system would be currently illegal. Which is probably a reason they are not "being sold."
If you are aware of FAA federal regulations, you will know that deploying such a system would be currently illegal. Which is probably a reason they are not "being sold."
Yes Dan,
You are so "right" and I humbly retract my egregious error because that's soooooo important and maybe having a little imagination and a sense of humor about how government's rules have sometimes weird consequences is not.
You are so "right" and I humbly retract my egregious error because that's soooooo important and maybe having a little imagination and a sense of humor about how government's rules have sometimes weird consequences is not.
I'm sorry, I did not understand it to be a humorous and imaginative post. Since there was some actual basis to this idea, i.e. some companies are trying to develop the technology, I took it more seriously than you intended.
On the subject of Black and Decker / Sunflower's ideas, they will run into a similar problem that Amazon has with respect to the legal issues of self piloted aircraft. They may have an easier go at it because their drones can be very small and light, such that the FAA may be convinced as to their harmlessness if they go awry.
And if truly pilotless, there would be need for the homeowner to don a vest! :-)
On the subject of Black and Decker / Sunflower's ideas, they will run into a similar problem that Amazon has with respect to the legal issues of self piloted aircraft. They may have an easier go at it because their drones can be very small and light, such that the FAA may be convinced as to their harmlessness if they go awry.
And if truly pilotless, there would be need for the homeowner to don a vest! :-)
I see where someone has said that the FAA "Info 17018" has been rescinded. From article in AIN.
https://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safety/info/all_infos/
https://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safety/info/all_infos/