generalaviationnews.com
A sobering read.
. Bad language)Interesting. In Canada, we aren't allowed to fly within 3 nautical miles of an airport. We can get permission to fly within the control zone if we have an advanced drone license and apply with the Navdrone app.Researchers study near misses between airplanes and drones — General Aviation News
Given that most close calls happen within 1.5 miles of a runway approach or departure zone, researchers recommend extending the runway exclusion zone for drones at the ends of high-risk runways from about 1 mile to 3.5 miles.
Although the altitude restriction grid, similar to LAANC, seems to work well – for those RPA pilots who abide by it, or even know it exists. I'm astonished by the number of Flight Reviews I do for candidates who don't understand that the 400ft restriction doesn't apply everywhere (i.e. it can be lower...)
Amazing. How do they get to the point of a flight review and not know those things?
Because there are a ton of charlatans out there - both pilots and so-called course-delivery-experts - who either don't know or don't learn/teach these things. There are also some apps that candidates want to use that don't provide accurate information either. While we can't strictly ban their use, we can ask probing questions about checking the validity of the information the candidate has read in the app. I point out all this way before I even meet for a flight review, during the process of the candidate creating an SFOC-standard site survey (yep, I require a written document, not just a "It's a park, there are some people, some wires, and some trees" rubbish that some believe is sufficient - 901.27 is just the beginning of the list of information required...).
