Lаsers are a good example - widely available, danger to aircraft/people, beloved of bogans.

Did we say, oh, it's all too hard, we can't regulate, just put up with it? No, we chased 'em down and prosecuted. Haven't stopped it completely, but it's better than just ignoring the problem.

The Sunfish disclaimer: of course everybody on pprune will do the right thing. it's the rest I worry about.

A friend of mine just bought a DJ Phantom 2 Vision. He knows zero about aviation and he's been buzzing it around at god knows what altitudes! It's a little scary to be honest as he has some common sense and worries me about those that have less.

Sunny; mate – relax. There are at least a gazzillion more birds in the air at any given tick of the clock than 'models'. There are hundreds of thousands of model aircraft (some pretty heavy and spiffy) in the air at any one time, all run by competent, dedicated, enthusiastic, law abiding, sensible folk. 16 bird strikes in the log book(s), 0 model aircraft and -0 'drones'.

One laser beam does not a hazard make. Much better chance of being run over on a Zebra crossing during a full moon (by a Zebra); or, hit in the arse by a rogue Big Mac. It is sir, a very big sky, and anyone who wants to photograph me eating a snag sambo, in the hot tub, with my Sweeetie is welcome to try. 3/4 choke and 4 balls per load make a real mess of anything within range.

Plug 'em, that's my rule. (Big smile_huge)..Keep CASA out of it...Sense will prevail.

Toot toot.

Good post Kharon!

"Was there not a model aircraft field right under the flight path at Tulla? Not the one near the thunderdome but one in Keilor park?"

Dunno, there was until recently (it may still be there?) a model aircraft field approx 1 km off the the threshold of 34 L at Van Nuys and everyone seemed to get along just fine...believe VNY was (or still is) world's busiest GA airport, everything from 172s to BBJs, and a whole squadron of RC aircraft buzzing around just off the threshold.....

Tut tut, Kharon!

You're interfering in the cognitive bias of ppruners.

It's the same cognitive bias that results in conditions being placed on the medical certificates of pilots with colour vision deficiencies.

We're all gonna die in a 30,000' death plunge caused by a UAV!

I break into a sweat turning left base for RWY 24 at YGTH.

There's a rifle range down below! :eek: