Months ago the FAA claimed
they were investigating some 700 complaints of near misses with conventional
aircraft. Not one photo, video, captured
drone has been ever produced. Nor has there ever been a collision between any conventional aircraft and a multi-rotor drone.
The nations pilots all know
this drone technology will take them out of the cockpit sooner or later. Aircraft will be operated from offices or
vehicles on the ground. There is no need
to risk lives for aerial image gathering, firefighting or newsgathering.
Despite two million drones in
untrained civilian hands there’s never been a fatality, serious injury or significant related property damage reported anywhere.
Drones have a near perfect safety record.
However the lies have joined
with fear and loathing to see ignorant politicians making many more well-intentioned
bad laws.
They seem to have forgotten
or chose to ignore our First Amendment Rights to capture and publish images
with our flying cameras. Absent any
clear and convincing safety concern flying our drones is Constitutionally
Protected Activity.
We can meekly whine and
respectfully contact lawmakers. Liberty
has never been won from government by gentle, respectful or sheepish efforts.
Make no mistake our
government has already seriously violated drone owners/operators rights to fly and engage in
commerce with our captured images.
The FAA or NTSB won’t be discouraged
in their shrewd efforts to expand their size by as much as 500% to
over-regulate all the 12 year olds with small drones.
If we are to insure our
rights in the airspace we must show anger at any and all governmental abuse of
power.
In the Bible, Matthew 5:5
says, “Blessed are the meek
for they shall inherit the
earth.” The key word there is, inherit,
meaning after death! If you want to fly your drone in this lifetime you must
stand up for your rights!
We must always remember that It’s
the squeaky wheel that get’s the grease. We must be loud, proud and militant to
preserve Liberty. Freedom has never been won from any government in history by
gentle persuasion.
The NRA conducted a similar
battle and had it not been for their not so gentle rhetoric, rapid-fire litigation
and militancy firearms would have been confiscated and destroyed long ago.
I don’t just like flying my
drone I absolutely love it. I will fly
safe so I don’t damage my equipment or lose it.
I will not lay down like a sheep for slaughter for politicians or
anyone.
I will leave you with a great
quote from a somewhat notorious fellow, “ You can get a lot more with a kind
word and a gun than with a kind word alone.”—Alphonse Capone
Enjoy this flight!
Enjoy this flight!
How is a "drone" differentiated from any other radi controlled aircraft of the last 50+ years?
ReplyDeleteUntil the last few yours remote control aircraft could not operate in conjunction with GPS. They were either fixed wing or based on actual helicopter design. The skills of the pilots for these remote control aircraft were substantial.
ReplyDeleteThe new multirotor drones are really more for photographers because the platforms are incredibly stable.
The skill level of the pilot of a multi rotor drone is not as significant borrow from safe operation.
They multirotor devices are slower, safer and incredibly easy to operate by comparison.
A lot of conventional RC pilots are very much annoyed with the proliferation of multirotor drones.
Like everyone else they will have to get used to the multi rotors because they are not going away!