Hello, my drone friends. I've seen videos of people doing range test of thier drones. (like the Phantoms, the mavics, even the inspires) I just want to know, and i ask you out of couriusity, do they do it legally??

Most of them probably don't.

FAA states your aircraft must be in Pilot's actual line of sight, at all times, with no more than eye glasses or contact lenses to aide vision. SO, they are not doing it legally.

why not, its ok.

djiuser_8hEGLotImsTa Posted at 4-7 04:51
FAA states your aircraft must be in Pilot's actual line of sight, at all times, with no more than eye glasses or contact lenses to aide vision. SO, they are not doing it legally.

What do i do? Do i report them?

You can do it, but if you cause damage or trouble and we’re flying beyond the faa limit, you are fully responsible. ie, if a plane or a commercial UAV hits your drone but it was past 400 ft altitude or out of your vlos, you are fully responsible for the damage. If you are in line of sight and if you purposefully caused a plane or commercial uav to hit your drone, it is your responsibility.

Most countries require VLOS, so the only way to do this legally is to setup a lot of spotters along the route with communication back to the pilot, but mostly I still believe this is a grey area.

DAFlys Posted at 4-26 03:00
Most countries require VLOS, so the only way to do this legally is to setup a lot of spotters along the route with communication back to the pilot, but mostly I still believe this is a grey area.

The FAA does not allow spotters to take place of VLOS.  In some area the air traffic controlled air space is surface up to the ceiling of the class air space. There is instruments and software that can decode your drones ID when its in regulated, and restricted airspace. Most users don't realize this when they first start up their drone, they are actually providing info such as email, and home address for that purpose.  Drones are a great hobby, and a ton of fun, but at the end of the day, they are an aircraft, with great potential to cause harm, damage, and loss of life if flown recklessly.

djiuser_8hEGLotImsTa Posted at 4-26 13:10
The FAA does not allow spotters to take place of VLOS.  In some area the air traffic controlled air space is surface up to the ceiling of the class air space. There is instruments and software that can decode your drones ID when its in regulated, and restricted airspace. Most users don't realize this when they first start up their drone, they are actually providing info such as email, and home address for that purpose.  Drones are a great hobby, and a ton of fun, but at the end of the day, they are an aircraft, with great potential to cause harm, damage, and loss of life if flown recklessly.

So in the USA its not going to be legal then,  other countries allow spotters.

djiuser_8hEGLotImsTa Posted at 4-26 13:10
The FAA does not allow spotters to take place of VLOS.  In some area the air traffic controlled air space is surface up to the ceiling of the class air space. There is instruments and software that can decode your drones ID when its in regulated, and restricted airspace. Most users don't realize this when they first start up their drone, they are actually providing info such as email, and home address for that purpose.  Drones are a great hobby, and a ton of fun, but at the end of the day, they are an aircraft, with great potential to cause harm, damage, and loss of life if flown recklessly.

So how come they don't seem to get in trouble?