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    Too cautious ..help

    As disconcerting as it is to lose sight of the drone it happens to all of us AND it happens to pilots of manned aircraft also even when you have an air traffic controller pointing out the other traffic. You fly into the pattern, the controller calls out traffic (direction and altitude) and you...
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    Greetings from Jax Beach, FL

    Welcome from New York...well until the end of the week and I arrive in Florida to ride out the rest of the winter :)
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    Hello from Lake City FL!

    Welcome! It's exciting to hear about your passion for flying and already turning that passion into a business. Some folks are born with the passion and it never dies. I don't fly manned aircraft anymore (health issues at 69) but flying drones has filled some of the void. Good luck with the...
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    US v. Causby (1946) and what altitude can you legally fly at over someone's property

    The expectation of privacy is tough because some folks expectations are higher than others. I have a second floor deck on my house. I can clearly see into my neighbor's back yard even with the six foot fence they have around it. I don't grab my binoculars to look but nothing happening in their...
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    Police Departments

    Interesting discussion. I would think the FAA has jurisdiction over that airspace and anything that interferes with a flight operation would be a no go without their approval. In my mind that would include anything interfering with radio signals required to conduct a flight operation.
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    About starting a business

    What you’ve said makes a lot of sense to me. Coupling an expertise in construction, real estate, agriculture, photography, etc. with piloting a drone sounds like a more streamlined way to enter the business. Someone familiar with cell tower construction would probably be in a better position to...
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    FAA announces remote ID partners. (Now we can all feel safe)

    The FAA is going to do what the FAA wants to do and I don't think they are really that concerned with recreational fliers. Minus any significant changes that allow currently owned drones to fly in a more liberal fashion than what was described in the NPRM you're going to end up make a lot of...
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    Big Changes Are Coming to the Part 107 Test

    I hear you but as both of us are pilots of manned aircraft and UAVs I think you would agree that there is far more of what you've described required when flying manned aircraft versus UAVs. The major complaint and reason the whole 107 testing procedure was put in place was based on the claim...
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    Big Changes Are Coming to the Part 107 Test

    I question the intelligence of someone that is trying to fix something that isn't broken (comment not directed at anyone here).
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    Big Changes Are Coming to the Part 107 Test

    I think it’s a difference lacking distinction. All of the questions regarding sectional charts require that you are able to interpret the charts. Many of the questions on the test, especially those related to regulations, you either know the answer or you don’t and the knowing is the product of...
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    Big Changes Are Coming to the Part 107 Test

    No matter how you ask that question it doesn’t change the fact that 87 knots is the maximum speed. You can throw in every other variable under the sun but that fact remains a constant and the only way to have that fact available to you is rote memorization.
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    Big Changes Are Coming to the Part 107 Test

    Some questions and answers have to be a product of memorization... Question: According to 14 CFR part 107, what is the maximum groundspeed for a small UA? Answer: 87 knots Question: What are the characteristics of stable air? Answer: Poor visibility and steady precipitation. Question...
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    Big Changes Are Coming to the Part 107 Test

    No, you memorized formula and constants to make calculations. It basically came down to pulling in the numbers given to you in the questions.
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    Big Changes Are Coming to the Part 107 Test

    “memorize the questions and answers specific ally” Most my electrical engineering education was spend memorizing questions and answers specifically :). It’s one of the reasons I enjoyed math and science, and disliked English composition.
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    Big Changes Are Coming to the Part 107 Test

    Some questions have rote answers. Standard atmospheric pressure at sea level is 29.92, standard temperature lapse rate is 2C per 1,000 feet, runway 32 is compass heading 320, etc. Some level of rote memorization is always going to be required to pass the test. Questions may be constructed so...