For those interested in drones:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=better-security-measures-are-needed-before-drones-roam-the-us-airspace&WT.mc_id=SA_SAD_IssueAlert201311
Airservices Australia don’t have a clear direction on how to handle them; right now the unofficial policy is to just let things happen and see how things play out.
my squadron of drones will roam the skies with impunity
Obviousman said:
Airservices Australia don’t have a clear direction on how to handle them; right now the unofficial policy is to just let things happen and see how things play out.
I think you’ll find that they do have a clear direction about how to handle some of them. Quite apart from policies like “avoid all controlled airspace”, “never fly if you can hear an aircraft”, “never fly into cloud because of the risk of there being a hidden aircraft in there”, I did once meet someone from Civil Aviation who was running a certification required by some drone operators. In addition, flying over a certain rather low height requires approval (for a specific pre-allocated time of day) from the local airport and a VHF radio to listen to air traffic reports from that airport. Where I live, “controlled airspace” extends down to ground level.
mollwollfumble said:
Obviousman said:
Airservices Australia don’t have a clear direction on how to handle them; right now the unofficial policy is to just let things happen and see how things play out.
I think you’ll find that they do have a clear direction about how to handle some of them. Quite apart from policies like “avoid all controlled airspace”, “never fly if you can hear an aircraft”, “never fly into cloud because of the risk of there being a hidden aircraft in there”, I did once meet someone from Civil Aviation who was running a certification required by some drone operators. In addition, flying over a certain rather low height requires approval (for a specific pre-allocated time of day) from the local airport and a VHF radio to listen to air traffic reports from that airport. Where I live, “controlled airspace” extends down to ground level.