Bill in Ohio
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Erick705 Posted at 2017-7-3 07:04
When you're filming video, you're looking at your screen, adjusting gimble while flying. Reading altitude, checking battery levels, exposure, etc. You don't have your eyes on your drone. These LOS guidelines are vague. I don't see an issue flying beyond LOS.
LOS is not vague, it is clear. You must be able to see your drone to know if there are hazards around it, terrain, features, other aircraft. It's like VFR (visual flight rules) you have to be able to see your environment and lookout for other aircraft. So bring a spotter(s) to keep an eye on your drone. Yes, I look away to check what it is looking at, just as a pilot checks inside their cockpit for altitude, airspeed, radio changes, fuel, etc., but you need to keep eyes out as much as possible. I can think of at least 5 times in my 11 years flying F-4s that I almost ended up in dead by a near miss from birds, random aircraft or another jet maneuvering in practice air combat or flying low level.
I know you want to do your thing and in general it is a big airspace and a little drone. So was the Turkey vulture that decapitated a friend of mine when it penetrated his cockpit at low level. |
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