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Who's At Fault in UAV/Part91 MAC?



 
 
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Old April 22nd 04, 07:07 PM
Tony Cox
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Tony Cox" wrote in message
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Indeed. But it makes it *more dangerous*, which is why Larry's
post is relevant, even if UAV's are supposedly confined to Class A
airspace.


It makes it *more dangerous* only in the sense that more traffic makes
flying more dangerous. Any aircraft can have a mechanical failure that
affects it's ability to maintain altitude and/or maneuver. It's not *more
dangerous* simply because it's a UAV.


It is if the pilot can't scan for traffic or search for a suitable emergency
landing site.

In any case, an aircraft "in distress" is only allowed to violate the
FAR's as far as necessary to deal with the emergency. I'd have
a hard time proving reasonable violation of "See and Avoid" in the
simple case of engine failure. You're proposing that these UAV's
can simply ignore this rule because they're supposed to be in class
A all the time.


 




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