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Forum: Rumours & News

19th Apr 2016, 13:40

Replies: 163

Drone strike

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Posted By PDR1

Who's doing any name calling? I literally meant...

Who's doing any name calling? I literally meant what I said. Pilot fatigue has a documented accident/incident history, and the threads on this place alone show that many professional pilots consider...

Forum: Rumours & News

19th Apr 2016, 12:51

Replies: 163

Drone strike

Views: 67,331

Posted By PDR1

I believe the correct definition is an...

I believe the correct definition is an "incident". ICAO Annex 13 refers:

Accident
An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards...

Forum: Rumours & News

19th Apr 2016, 12:20

Replies: 163

Drone strike

Views: 67,331

Posted By PDR1

You have virtually identical cells in your phone,...

You have virtually identical cells in your phone, laptop, e-cig and some of your chordless power tools (although these are more likely to be lithium-phiosphate than the classical lithium-cobalt...

Forum: Rumours & News

19th Apr 2016, 11:57

Replies: 163

Drone strike

Views: 67,331

Posted By PDR1

Clearly the thing we ban is being safe - that...

Clearly the thing we ban is being safe - that would be far more cost-effective...

PDR

Forum: Rumours & News

19th Apr 2016, 11:42

Replies: 163

Drone strike

Views: 67,331

Posted By PDR1

Indeed. So if these people won't abide by current...

Indeed. So if these people won't abide by current regulations, and preventing import is a virtual impossibility, what would be gained by adding further regulations?

Surely the solution lies in...

Forum: Rumours & News

19th Apr 2016, 10:57

Replies: 163

Drone strike

Views: 67,331

Posted By PDR1

Of course this would be illegal in the UK without...

Of course this would be illegal in the UK without a speciofic Air Operator Certificate from the CAA as flight beyond visual range and any kind of autonomous flight are prohibited by the regulations....

Forum: Rumours & News

19th Apr 2016, 09:34

Replies: 163

Drone strike

Views: 67,331

Posted By PDR1

I think you will find those stats relate to sales...

I think you will find those stats relate to sales volume (cash value) rather than units sold. This is clearly indicated by the way they seem to suggest equal quantities of drones sold for commercial...

Forum: Rumours & News

18th Apr 2016, 18:43

Replies: 163

Drone strike

Views: 67,331

Posted By PDR1

It's simpler than that. On power-up they...

It's simpler than that. On power-up they automatically define "here" as the "base" waypoint. The altitude of "here" is defines as zero AGL, and everything is relative to that.

And before people...

Forum: Rumours & News

18th Apr 2016, 16:30

Replies: 163

Drone strike

Views: 67,331

Posted By PDR1

For "a few inches" read "under two inches in all...

For "a few inches" read "under two inches in all but the very largest examples".

For "5-10mm dia" read 3-5mm dia in all but the very largest examples.

For "hardened steel" read "mild steel in...

Forum: Rumours & News

18th Apr 2016, 13:41

Replies: 163

Drone strike

Views: 67,331

Posted By PDR1

I suspect the size of that minority might be...

I suspect the size of that minority might be limited to yourself.

Indeed. All that is being suggested is that there are currently any number of things that can pose very similar risks which we...

Forum: Rumours & News

18th Apr 2016, 07:20

Replies: 163

Drone strike

Views: 67,331

Posted By PDR1

These machines are usually controlled with radio...

These machines are usually controlled with radio signals on the 2.4GHz band. By international treaty this band is open and unlicensed because of the number of things it's used for. If you made it...

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