Amazon says it's drones will be as common as seeing a mail truck

[FrigidFTSup]

https://www.faa.gov/uas/

Gee thanks. I've flown as a pilot in UAS operations areas. I've gotten traffic alerts for UAS aircraft (it's a little unnerving hearing a predator is 3 miles off your right wing). But it doesn't stop private citizens from flying around airports. You hear it at JFK almost daily on the tower frequency.

 

[wayfair]

https://www.mapbox.com/drone/no-fly/

 

[upschuck]

https://www.mapbox.com/drone/no-fly/

My house is just outside a no fly zone.

 

[wayfair]

Gee thanks. I've flown as a pilot in UAS operations areas.

established pilot working as a pt time supe?

 

[FrigidFTSup]

established pilot working as a pt time supe?

Finishing up school. My major is aviation.

 

[Big Arrow Down...D]

Gee thanks. I've flown as a pilot in UAS operations areas. I've gotten traffic alerts for UAS aircraft (it's a little unnerving hearing a predator is 3 miles off your right wing). But it doesn't stop private citizens from flying around airports. You hear it at JFK almost daily on the tower frequency.

Yawn.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Yawn.

 

[oldngray]

My house is just outside a no fly zone.

I am definitely in a no fly zone. Too close to a small airport. I knew closer to the airport was restricted but not that it extended out this far.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

I am definitely in a no fly zone. Too close to a small airport. I knew closer to the airport was restricted but not that it extended out this far.

Depends on the airport size.

 

[UPSGUY72]

This is a marketing ploy to keep amazon in the headlines.

That's all it is since the FAA says a person has to actually be flying the drone so for every drone they wanted to fly they would need to hire a person to fly. They could never charge enough to overcome the overhead costs and actually make money.

 

[oldngray]

Depends on the airport size.

I went by the map on the link. It is a mostly closed AF base that still has Guard and Reserves but is primarily used as an air freight terminal.

 

[clean hairy]

What happens when one strays into a backyard and mauls a persons dog?
Imagine the liability if that was to happen!

 

[upschuck]

Actually, the Amazon warehouse is in the no fly zone. I guess they'd have to buy/rent another building to fly out of.

 

[edd_tv]

Depends on the airport size.

I m a pilot as well. We had a dummy flying one in our parking lot the other day.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

I m a pilot as well. We had a dummy flying one in our parking lot the other day.

I don't know why people think it's okay. Just what I need is to dodge some idiot's drone while I'm low and slow.

 

[edd_tv]

I don't know why people think it's okay. Just what I need is to dodge some idiot's drone while I'm low and slow.

Yup. I was shooting approaches. Ovc at about 900' and they were skimming the bottom of it. After I landed I went over there and told them exactly how dangerous they were. Idiots man.


I'd like to see the drone needed to hump a Pottery Barn kids bed onto a porch.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Yup. I was shooting approaches. Ovc at about 900' and they were skimming the bottom of it. After I landed I went over there and told them exactly how dangerous they were. Idiots man.


I'd like to see the drone needed to hump a Pottery Barn kids bed onto a porch.

Just what you need, clouds near minimums, pop out from under them "Runway in sight 12 o'clock, OH CRAP A DRONE!"

 

[Harry Manback]

As president of the HOA, are you going to hunt for violations?

And sweet patio furniture.

 

[Indecisi0n]

They keep on droning on about this

 

[FrigidFTSup]

I went by the map on the link. It is a mostly closed AF base that still has Guard and Reserves but is primarily used as an air freight terminal.

It's probably a Class C or D airport. A class C can go as much as 20 miles out. A Class D is usually 4 miles.