printer
Well-Known Member
Sort of like a dog park. Maybe combine the both and have teams of a pilot and a dog competing with each other.Neither do I, but I would like to see sensible regulations and air parks where licensed pilots are allowed more freedom. Right now, the industry is being stifled by regulations that are unjust and unnecessary. Outside of their use in war, the hobby community has caused little injury and no deaths that I'm aware of, golf has probably killed more people. However, since the war in Ukraine everybody can apprehend the potential threat they pose, if used with malicious intent. We can see how an RC plane can be easily turned into a GPS guided cruise missile or and FPV drone used as suicide drone. The problem is anybody can order the components like brushless motors, ESCs, flight control computers and GPS receivers online for very little cost. These components are mostly produced in China though and we have little domestic production and that is a concern.
A cell phone can be weaponized too and used to set off a bomb by receiving a call or by using its GPS function to detonate a truck bomb at a specific location using a dupe for a driver. It is all technology that can be used for either good or bad purposes.
The thing that makes drones dangerous is the explosives. Not a great selection in your grocery store, would like to be able to buy some accelerant to go with that bag of sugar.