Drones

[Ghery]

There's an article on EE Times about drones and their safety. Only one comment from a reader, which I thought I'd share.

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Drones should have one altitude range assigned to them, where manned flight is a keepout and is only transitional for climb or descent to manned altitudes. That altitude is also, hopefully, such that they can be used for skeet practice
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Looks like we're not the only ones who don't look forward to them. And, no, I did not write that comment.

 

[Skylane81E]

Too close for missiles...

 

[DouglasBader]

UAV's are a menace.

I have more issues with those than anything else in the air. In Iraq, I averaged about three near-mid air's a night with them. They're never where they think they are, can't hold altitude within a thousand feet, and are truly blind. They're hazards to aerial navigation.

 

[GeorgeC]

I read diydrones and rcgroups a lot, and it really bugs me when folks bust VFR cloud clearance requirements or have no way of providing visual separation.

 

[Anthony]

Too close for missiles...

"Going to guns."

 

[jsstevens]

"Going to guns."

What you really need is a nice little NORDO bird with no electrical system and an EMP generator.

John