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Eric

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PostSubject: Anybody fly a drone?   Anybody fly a drone? EmptyThu Nov 27, 2014 12:39 pm

The FAA is going to have some pretty strict rules.   A regular pilot's license, a 400-foot ceiling, and line-of-sight flights only.

A farmer that wants to check his crops or cows out in the "back forty" won't be able to use his drone for that.  And getting a pilot's license is an overkill requirement for farmers.  Utility companies have been using drones to check on their transmission lines, and a 400-foot ceiling isn't feasible for them.

Here's an article on it. http://www.wired.com/2014/11/rural-pilots-wont-happy-faas-new-drone-rules/

I'm not sure if the pilot requirement will apply to hobbyists.  R/C airplanes don't require a pilot's license.  

I would like to have a drone, but just can't see spending that much money for a toy that won't get much use.

Does anybody here have a drone?  If so, what do you do with it?
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PostSubject: Re: Anybody fly a drone?   Anybody fly a drone? EmptyThu Nov 27, 2014 8:09 pm

I got a small drone...

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PostSubject: Re: Anybody fly a drone?   Anybody fly a drone? EmptyTue Dec 23, 2014 2:10 pm


From the FAA

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PostSubject: Re: Anybody fly a drone?   Anybody fly a drone? EmptyTue Dec 23, 2014 9:44 pm

LOL Drones.......We used to call them Model Air Planes....
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PostSubject: Re: Anybody fly a drone?   Anybody fly a drone? EmptyTue Dec 23, 2014 10:01 pm

I want one but realize it wouldn't be that great of a return on an investment.

I have plenty of other hobbies, I guess. And I probably wouldn't use one more than a couple of hours per year.

Still trying to convince myself that I don't need one...
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A neighbor is outside 5-6 hrs a week with his, taking pics of cars going by...
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