Hi,
I posted these on the Inspire Pilots page, but there were no responses.
I see a lot of questionable activity from drone operators on YouTube. Not sure if they are "in the know" or "operating outside the authorized flight envelope" as we called it in the USAF:
FPV and goggles - it appears that Part 107 contradicts itself - one part says "in visual range of the remote pilot in command using nothing other than corrective lenses." Another area of Part 107 states "FPV if visual range is used by alternative means". I am paraphrasing these, but they're pretty close to the verbiage. I read the first one as "No FPV on the part of the RPIC, EVER". The second one means maybe using a safety observer. What's the real answer?
I would like to be able to fly WVR (within visual range), drop the goggles to take my photo, and then continue in WVR, eyes only... Or my wife can use the goggles...
If you can't exceed "in visual range of the remote pilot in command using nothing other than corrective lenses.", why the push for the extended receiver and transmitter range to fly farther from the RPIC? A mile away is illegal... right? Because you can't see an Inspire a mile away with the naked eye. And an observer has to be in the immediate vicinity of the RPIC, so you can't use a walkie to talk to a distant observer... right? So what is the real answer?
BTW, I believe that Section 333 says basically the same thing.
These are questions that I have among others. Would appreciate the insight of other operators!
Kev
I posted these on the Inspire Pilots page, but there were no responses.
I see a lot of questionable activity from drone operators on YouTube. Not sure if they are "in the know" or "operating outside the authorized flight envelope" as we called it in the USAF:
FPV and goggles - it appears that Part 107 contradicts itself - one part says "in visual range of the remote pilot in command using nothing other than corrective lenses." Another area of Part 107 states "FPV if visual range is used by alternative means". I am paraphrasing these, but they're pretty close to the verbiage. I read the first one as "No FPV on the part of the RPIC, EVER". The second one means maybe using a safety observer. What's the real answer?
I would like to be able to fly WVR (within visual range), drop the goggles to take my photo, and then continue in WVR, eyes only... Or my wife can use the goggles...
If you can't exceed "in visual range of the remote pilot in command using nothing other than corrective lenses.", why the push for the extended receiver and transmitter range to fly farther from the RPIC? A mile away is illegal... right? Because you can't see an Inspire a mile away with the naked eye. And an observer has to be in the immediate vicinity of the RPIC, so you can't use a walkie to talk to a distant observer... right? So what is the real answer?
BTW, I believe that Section 333 says basically the same thing.
These are questions that I have among others. Would appreciate the insight of other operators!
Kev