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12/30/2015 10:33:47 PM · #51 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
"Model aircraft" have typically not (to this point) been capable of being guided to a specific location (3-axis GPS coordinates) and made to hover there while carrying out various "functions." |
With the exception of GPS guidance, they have been able to do so for decades. What has changed, and dramatically, is cheap six-axis gyro stabilization (I just bought a two-inch-wide indoor "drone" with it for $39) and stabilized imaging platforms. The first has dramatically reduced the skill level required for helicopter piloting, and the second has enabled incredible still and video capture results. Add in high-bandwidth digital communication (old-school remotes were all analog) and you have the potential for FPV; just add a smart 'phone as a display.
The point I'm making is that it is not "drone" technology that is really driving all the privacy concern... it's the peripheral technologies that enable the imaging applications and reduce the barrier to entry. |
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12/30/2015 10:48:04 PM · #52 |
Although we're discussing some of the privacy aspects at this point, remember that the reason the FAA wants registration is because of the perceived danger to aviation. We are all hearing the frequent media reports of near misses, so this must be a big problem, right?
Well, we need to keep our facts (and priorities) straight. There has never been a collision between a registered aircraft and a drone in US airspace. Never. Contrast that with bird strikes, of which there have been over 150,000 since 1990. Over 500 of these bird strikes cause aircraft damage every year. See page 67 of this report. |
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