The Deep State never sleeps. Now it wants to spy on hobbyist drone operators

[Mac-7]

To sumerize:

Big Brother wants a remote ID electronic module installed on every drone

The module id’s the aircraft and pinpoints the location of the operator

It could add $50-100 to the cost of a $40 drone

But even worse it allows the federal government to gather data on every flight in the United States

 

[rightwinger]

You Funny!



You believe is a DEEP STATE!

 

[Resnic]

This is how the government invades citizens lives completely. Little by little starting with seemingly invasive ways slowly building up so no one notices.

You know how you trap a wild pig?

You put food out and put one piece of fence up. Next day a little bit of food with a 2nd fence side, next day a little food with another side. Till one day the trap is built and the pig walks in after the food and the door closes behind it. Most wild pigs won't walk into a trap, but they will if you build it slowly and let them get used to it.

 

[fncceo]

This is a tuffy. A drone, even a small one, falls into the category of aircraft. Specifically, in the case of a drone, it's an Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS).

An RPAS must follow all the airspace rules of other aircraft but, because private drone operators are not trained pilots, they will be unaware of the regulations.

Uncontrolled airspace (Class G) doesn't require any clearance from traffic control and visual flight rules apply. But, without a detailed airspace map, and the ability to read it, you have no way of knowing if you are or are not in Class G airspace.

Flying into controlled airspace without a clearance is an Airspace Infringement (AI) and drones do it all the time.

According to FARs, you are required to use a Mode-C transponder, a device that broadcasts an unique ID and your aircraft's altitude even when flying in Class G airspace above 2500 feet Above Ground Level (AGL).

A transponder on a drone would also alert air controllers to the presence of a drone in the airspace (a small drone, made mostly of plastic, wouldn't be visible on most air control radars).

I would think this is an example of aircraft regulations catching up with technology. Trying to keep everyone safe.

 

[Mac-7]

You Funny!



You believe is a DEEP STATE!

Thats what all the ignorant people say

 

[rightwinger]

Thats what all the ignorant people say

DEEP STATE..

Killed JFK
Faked the moon landing
Blew up the World Trade Center on 9-11
lied about Obama’s birth certificate
Stole the 2020 election

 

[Mac-7]

This is a tuffy. A drone, even a small one, falls into the category of aircraft. Specifically, in the case of a drone, it's an Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS).

An RPAS must follow all the airspace rules of other aircraft but, because private drone operators are not trained pilots, they will be unaware of the regulations.

Uncontrolled airspace (Class G) doesn't require any clearance from traffic control and visual flight rules apply. But, without a detailed airspace map, and the ability to read it, you have no way of knowing if you are or are not in Class G airspace.

Flying into controlled airspace without a clearance is an Airspace Infringement (AI) and drones do it all the time.

According to FARs, you are required to use a Mode-C transponder, a device that broadcasts an unique ID and your aircraft's altitude even when flying in Class G airspace above 2500 feet Above Ground Level (AGL).

A transponder on a drone would also alert air controllers to the presence of a drone in the airspace (a small drone, made mostly of plastic, wouldn't be visible on most air control radars).

I would think this is an example of aircraft regulations catching up with technology. Trying to keep everyone safe.

Manned aviation operates from 500 feet AGL while drones are already restricted to under 400 ft

So this is a fix in search of a problem

The FBI is involved with the FAA in rule making on drones so the Deep State spooks are interested for reasons they would rather not talk about

They dont want little Jimmy flying his drone in his back yard unless Big Brother knows about it

 

[Roudy]

Flying drones can be a great hobby, but unless you’re a licensed professional pilot, considering that our airspace is federally controlled, there are various federal regulations which hobbyists are usually ignorant of, that If not followed you can easily get into serious trouble with the govt.

Drones today are used in all kinds of industries such as spraying pesticide on farms in agriculture, off shore oil rigs, search and rescue, film industry, real estate etc. if a terrorist gets their hands on one of the larger sized drones , they can very easily instead of spraying pesticide load it up with a chemical weapon and cause great harm.

So how do we go about being proactive in order to prevent such an event from happening, but without taking away our freedoms and constitutional rights, you can understand the concern.

 

[MarcATL]

Define the "deep state."

 

[Jarlaxle]

Thats what all the ignorant people say

Not ignorant. RW is STUPID.

 

[Mac-7]

Not ignorant. RW is STUPID.

Most of the stupidity I see is coming from libs