Register those Drones or GO TO JAIL

[Great-Kazoo]

The real issue for me is. How the store owners , managers and majority of comments are in favor of Registration. Quad copters, guns wtf is next, in the name of Safety?

[WETWRKS]

I can see the headlines now...drones...the new helicopter killer. More deadly than the .50bmg sniper rifle.

[Great-Kazoo]

I can see the headlines now...drones...the new helicopter killer. More deadly than the .50bmg sniper rifle.

Don't forget the propeller thingy that goes up.

[Dave_L]

I got a cheapy quadcopter last week...wife hit the neighbors house with it this weekend.

[milwaukeeshaker]

A pigeon size and maybe a smaller bird can come through the window of a plane. Keep the drones below 400FT, and no closer than 5 miles from an airport please.

J, sincere question here:
Are you thinking something like hghclsswhitetrsh has pictured could cause serious problems to a small plane?
Or something bigger, like the "55 lb" drone, obviously?

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Dear pilot,

Stay above 400 feet, I'll stay below 400 and not within 5 miles of an airport.

Thanks.

[J]

Dear pilot,

Stay above 400 feet, I'll stay below 400 and not within 5 miles of an airport.

Thanks.

I think if everyone did that, most pilots would be pretty happy. Only exception I can think of is spray planes working agriculture, but that's already pretty dangerous flying comparitively, not sure UAS will make it much worse.

Problem is the number of people who don't follow those rules. It would be awesome if the manufacturers would start taping big hunter orange stickers to the units with these rules outlined. Maybe they have, I dunno.

[00tec]

Mine should fly this weekend.

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[J]

A pigeon size and maybe a smaller bird can come through the window of a plane. Keep the drones below 400FT, and no closer than 5 miles from an airport please.

Even a duck against a fullly aluminum wing creates some impressive damage.

If I took a drone that size to the prop, landing gear or windshield while I was at full cruise speed I would have an immediate emergency situation.

It's the speed the planes are moving, more than the weight of the drone. 150-220mph impact speed depending on the small plane, even,if the drone is still.

[Irving]

Can't all you drone vigilantes just be satisfied with the views from public web cams? [/snark]