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The number of registered drone operators exceeds the number of manned aircraft pilots
Drone Avoidance: More Than Flying High
By Rick Durden Without nearly enough fanfare, some excellent guidance on a subject that is becoming increasingly critical for pilots was released two weeks ago. Entitled Flight Safety in the Drone Age (FSDA) http://www.secureav.com/DroneAge-Brochure-v1.0.pdf, it is a three-page document that should be read and digested by every pilot. While the FAA has enacted regulations concerning drone operations and the respected Academy of Model Aeronautics http://www.modelaircraft.org/ has long provided best operating practices and training programs for unmanned aircraft, until now there has been little in the way of educational material for pilots when it comes to protecting themselves in a world where the number of registered drone operators exceeds the number of manned aircraft pilots and the danger of unmanned—manned inflight collision is steadily increasing. Flight Safety in the Drone Age was developed by the Permanent Editorial Board of the Aviator’s Model Code of Conduct (AMCC) http://www.secureav.com/ initiative, an organization dedicated to providing tools for pilots that advance aviation safety and citizenship. It admits an unpleasant fact right up front—we’ve relied on “see and avoid” for aircraft separation in VFR flight operations since Orville and Wilbur built their second airplane, and with the small size of many drones and their ability to change direction very rapidly, “see and avoid” has to be augmented with piloting techniques and potentially, technology, to reduce the risk of mid-air collisions. While drones do fall under the definition of “aircraft,” the level of knowledge about, and willingness to comply with, aviation safety requirements on the part of their operators varies greatly. FSDA recognizes the potential problem with human nature and drones—just as there are pilots that are stupid enough to fly low over a crowded beach because they think it’s cool, there are drone operators who will try to see how close they can fly their drone to an aircraft in flight. FSDA also mentioned something that was more than a little chilling to me: drone operators may decide to fly their drones at night (unlighted) and in IMC in controlled airspace. [...] |
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The number of registered drone operators exceeds the number ofmanned aircraft pilots
On 6/11/2016 3:12 AM, Larry Dighera wrote:
Drone Avoidance: More Than Flying High By Rick Durden Without nearly enough fanfare, some excellent guidance on a subject that is becoming increasingly critical for pilots was released two weeks ago. Entitled Flight Safety in the Drone Age (FSDA) http://www.secureav.com/DroneAge-Brochure-v1.0.pdf, it is a three-page document that should be read and digested by every pilot. While the FAA has enacted regulations concerning drone operations and the respected Academy of Model Aeronautics http://www.modelaircraft.org/ has long provided best operating practices and training programs for unmanned aircraft, until now there has been little in the way of educational material for pilots when it comes to protecting themselves in a world where the number of registered drone operators exceeds the number of manned aircraft pilots and the danger of unmanned—manned inflight collision is steadily increasing. Flight Safety in the Drone Age was developed by the Permanent Editorial Board of the Aviator’s Model Code of Conduct (AMCC) http://www.secureav.com/ initiative, an organization dedicated to providing tools for pilots that advance aviation safety and citizenship. It admits an unpleasant fact right up front—we’ve relied on “see and avoid” for aircraft separation in VFR flight operations since Orville and Wilbur built their second airplane, and with the small size of many drones and their ability to change direction very rapidly, “see and avoid” has to be augmented with piloting techniques and potentially, technology, to reduce the risk of mid-air collisions. While drones do fall under the definition of “aircraft,” the level of knowledge about, and willingness to comply with, aviation safety requirements on the part of their operators varies greatly. FSDA recognizes the potential problem with human nature and drones—just as there are pilots that are stupid enough to fly low over a crowded beach because they think it’s cool, there are drone operators who will try to see how close they can fly their drone to an aircraft in flight. FSDA also mentioned something that was more than a little chilling to me: drone operators may decide to fly their drones at night (unlighted) and in IMC in controlled airspace. [...] And that -is- scary.. What of the 'flying car' idea doing the rounds lately? People unsafe behind the wheel are going to fly around in some remotely controlled machine.... ? Perhaps the flight deck will have a drone detector to further complicate the pilots job |
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The number of registered drone operators exceeds the number of manned aircraft pilots
On Sat, 11 Jun 2016 08:41:43 +1200, george152 wrote:
On 6/11/2016 3:12 AM, Larry Dighera wrote: Drone Avoidance: More Than Flying High By Rick Durden Without nearly enough fanfare, some excellent guidance on a subject that is becoming increasingly critical for pilots was released two weeks ago. Entitled Flight Safety in the Drone Age (FSDA) http://www.secureav.com/DroneAge-Brochure-v1.0.pdf, it is a three-page document that should be read and digested by every pilot. While the FAA has enacted regulations concerning drone operations and the respected Academy of Model Aeronautics http://www.modelaircraft.org/ has long provided best operating practices and training programs for unmanned aircraft, until now there has been little in the way of educational material for pilots when it comes to protecting themselves in a world where the number of registered drone operators exceeds the number of manned aircraft pilots and the danger of unmanned—manned inflight collision is steadily increasing. Flight Safety in the Drone Age was developed by the Permanent Editorial Board of the Aviator’s Model Code of Conduct (AMCC) http://www.secureav.com/ initiative, an organization dedicated to providing tools for pilots that advance aviation safety and citizenship. It admits an unpleasant fact right up front—we’ve relied on “see and avoid” for aircraft separation in VFR flight operations since Orville and Wilbur built their second airplane, and with the small size of many drones and their ability to change direction very rapidly, “see and avoid” has to be augmented with piloting techniques and potentially, technology, to reduce the risk of mid-air collisions. While drones do fall under the definition of “aircraft,” the level of knowledge about, and willingness to comply with, aviation safety requirements on the part of their operators varies greatly. FSDA recognizes the potential problem with human nature and drones—just as there are pilots that are stupid enough to fly low over a crowded beach because they think it’s cool, there are drone operators who will try to see how close they can fly their drone to an aircraft in flight. FSDA also mentioned something that was more than a little chilling to me: drone operators may decide to fly their drones at night (unlighted) and in IMC in controlled airspace. [...] And that -is- scary.. It's not scary for the drone operators. :-) But hey, it's a "big sky," right? Not to worry. :-) What of the 'flying car' idea doing the rounds lately? People unsafe behind the wheel are going to fly around in some remotely controlled machine.... ? Perhaps the flight deck will have a drone detector to further complicate the pilots job I'm not aware of remotely piloted flying car projects. Have you got a link? It's beginning to look like there's a decided transition away from human drivers and pilots toward electronic control. Add neural network integration, and it may even work satisfactorily. My concern is that the designers have made the circuits EMP/CME proof. Imagine sitting in the cab of your self-driving car reading the morning news on the road at 70 MPH when the sun (or a terrorist or military) belches electromagnetic radiation strong enough to disrupt the computerized guidance electronics. Who you guna sue? :-( GPS Interference NOTAM For Southwest http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/101/3322-full.html NOTAM https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2016/Jun/CHLK_16-08_GPS_Flight_Advisory.pdf is warning operators of "all aircraft relying on GPS" of widespread GPS outages starting next week throughout the Southwest and especially southern California. Although the FAA doesn't go into detail, it would seem the military is testing something that can disrupt GPS over a huge area, centered on China Lake, California, home of the Navy's China Lake Naval Weapons Center. On Tuesday, June 7, the FAA is warning that GPS signals down to 50 feet AGL could be “unreliable or unavailable” between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. local time over a radius of 253 nautical miles, which includes the L.A. Basin, Bay area and Las Vegas. There will be further outages of similar potential duration June 9, 21,23, 28 and 30. The circles expand with altitude and at 40,000 feet the interference will affect a circular area of the Southwest 950 nautical miles across, reaching central Oregon, Colorado and New Mexico. The tests will potentially knock out all GPS-reliant services including WAAS, GBAS and, notably, ADS-B. The FAA also doesn’t want a lot of radio chatter about the outages and is urging pilots to report them if they need help from ATC. Operators of Embraer Phenom 300 business jets are being urged to avoid the area entirely. “Due to GPS Interference impacts potentially affecting Embraer 300 aircraft flight stability controls, FAA recommends EMB Phenom pilots avoid the … testing area and closely monitor flight control systems,” the Notam reads. And then there's "Air Uber" on the horizon: http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/101/3326-full.html Hang, a Chinese company developing a passenger-carrying drone, plans to conduct flight tests in Nevada in hopes of certifying its 184 Autonomous Aerial Vehicle. EHang, which has set up branch offices in Asia, Europe and the U.S., won the attention of Nevada officials in January at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. And Autonomous System Can Fly Any Helicopter http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/102/3323-full.html Aurora Flight Sciences has successfully tested new technology that will enable pilots to remotely fly standard helicopters, the U.S. Defense Department said last week. The sensor package, called the Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System, or AACUS, enables a soldier to control the aircraft via an intuitive application on a tablet computer. |
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The number of registered drone operators exceeds the number ofmanned aircraft pilots
On Friday, June 10, 2016 at 11:12:45 AM UTC-4, Larry Dighera wrote:
Drone Avoidance: More Than Flying High --- "Buck Rogers" operating the controls of a remotely piloted "air ball". Amazing Stories (March 1929): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...lordsofhan.png --- |
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