Comment Re:both? (Score 1) 77
The current regulations don't do that. If they did, they would be based on drone weight, method of control, altitude, etc.
R/C aircraft also have rules related to these things, the current generation of quad just fulls well below the weight limit. Method of control is one of the points of contention, specifically the requirement for line of sight. Altitude is already limited to 400 feet AGL.
Let me drop a 2 pound UAV on your head from even 10 feet above you, then will talk about how those rules need revising now that any idiot and his 8 year old son can control one. My lightest UAV weighs about 4, the largest about 12. The weight rules were made back in the 60s when it took real skill to fly, months of meticulous building and thousands of dollars. The people who had those aircraft were careful and thoughtful or they wouldn't even get anywhere near the flying field. Now days anyone can buy a fully ready to control one from walmart. The rules have to be revised.
It amazes me how often people completely ignorant of the issue talk about how the FAA isn't being logical.
The commercial bit limits the number of people who will try it because it makes the only incentive to do so one of pleasure and interest in the process and skill, not money.
The polices appear to be designed solely to ensure that nobody creates any jobs for Americans, earns income to support their families, or offers useful services that other are willing to pay for.
Ah yes, you're one of those people. The government doesn't want to create jobs! It just wants to tax us more while we're unemployed! The gubment is evil, Bush is ebil, Barak Osama is ebil.
You're an idiot.