After taking a free Young Eagles flight in a small float plane, with wheels, at our local airport when I was 11 years old I decided that flying was what I wanted to do someday. Since then I’ve taken a few other flights in small airplanes. I was delighted to find that while waiting to
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The FAA has refused to release any information that supports a need for legislation. There have been no known drone deaths and only minor injuries (or property damage). At best the FAA is preparing for the autonomous use of commercial drones; by eliminating the hobby. At worst the FAA is looking to make money through
I found FPV flight just a few years ago. I work multiple jobs in order to support myself and my wife. FPV on Sunday is my break from the craziness of work. I am afraid that if I lose FPV I won’t have anything to separate me from the stress of my work. I have
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Flying is my stress relief. Everything else melts away when im flying. No worries no concerns. Just pure joy. I do believe gps drones and long range craft should have remote id. If you plan on going 1 mile or more there needs to be something in place to limit risk to the public and
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This is a hobby I have enjoyed since I was 10 years old. It is what got me interested in aviation and powered flight. The technical aspects keeps my mind sharp and helps me with my current job as a Senior Gas System Controller. I would love to teach my kids with practical experiments by
Flying has made a big impact on my adhd and has taught me patience and keeps my brain working hard with builds and computer knowledge views that r amazing that warm my heart and keep my mind at ease this would effect my life very much with adhd issues I have
Adam Avis (itse*@*hoo.com) Read More »
It is one of the few outdoor activities that capture my attention and motivate me to explore my environment as well as venture into new environments. It has taught me soldering skills, programming skills, basic understanding of the physics of flight, furthered my understanding of our physical world. It regularily exercise my problem solving and
It is also a hobby and a financial source, I work in a TV NEWS area where shooting with the drone helps me in some event.
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My father and several uncles introduced me to aviation at a very early age. I have been an avid participant and/or spectator since. Eventually, I became a pilot and flew corporate aircraft for a local manufacturing firm. Along the way, I participated in several voluntary operations such as Mercy Med Flight, intro flights, etc. Within
A majority of the problems caused with RC aircraft/drones come from people who don’t know the existing rules, or those who willingly disregard them. Adding restrictions like remote ID is not going to stop people in either of those categories. It will, however, put an additional burden on those who do follow the rules. Online
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I think it is necessary to control drone flights as cars are identified. But the data should not be public and location of the pilot should not be public except for the official authority. The location of the pilot been public is a security gap and a advantage for robberies. Most of the drone pilots
Manuel Rivera (mrfm*@*ail.com) Read More »
It is a hobby I’ve enjoyed since I was a kid and it’s just gotten better with technology. In my opion drones and stupid people as well as Amazon and other corporations are threatening to destroy my hobby. I am a responsible hobbist that doesn’t endanger anyone with my hobby and have already purchased gps
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