drklion
lvl.4
Flight distance : 2712825 ft
United States
Offline
|
Here is my two pennies:
1. The helicopter camera zoomed in and the Phantom appears closer which makes the background move faster thus giving the appearance of a fast moving Phantom
2. The Helicopter News crew was crying wolf, they like their jobs and taking a jab at drones is good for business
3. Here is some Helicopter flight rules:
§ 91.119 Minimum safe altitudes: General
Helicopters may be operated at less than the minimums prescribed in paragraph (b) or (c) of this section if the operation is conducted without hazard to persons or property on the surface. Paragraph B states that an aircraft must maintain an altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet of the aircraft in congested areas. Paragraph C states that an aircraft must maintain an altitude of 500 feet above the surface in non-congested areas. Over open water or sparsely populated areas, an aircraft may not be operated closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure.
In the case of this helicopter flying in a congested area they should be flying a Min. of 1000 feet above any obstacles which would put them at least 1500 feet. Thus my point of the camera zooming in.
4. With that said the Phantom pilot.operator should be giving way to anyone and not become the issue. If they wanted to shoot the fire then maintain the min altitude and stay static in one area.
|
|