tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post251867344066478897..comments2024-03-28T09:19:27.451+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: Think of the childrenRevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-54929086386642779192014-12-23T10:55:36.738+00:002014-12-23T10:55:36.738+00:00Re drones, there are already regulations regarding...Re drones, there are already regulations regarding their use see http://nats.aero/blog/2014/11/guidance-safe-use-drones-uk-airspace/ the problem seems to be lack of awareness and effective enforcement. That is not a reason to ban them.NigeBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343968669603361331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-82538231401131238992014-12-23T03:47:27.028+00:002014-12-23T03:47:27.028+00:00As far as lasers are concerned, the problem isn...As far as lasers are concerned, the problem isn't that they might damage the aircraft itself (they won't) but that they are a severe distraction to the pilot - and potentially even a threat to his eyesight. The range isn't much of a defence, either, because the whole point of lasers is that they don't diverge (much); they seem very nearly as bright at 10,000 feet as at point-blank range.<br /><br />FWIW, even *train* drivers need to have their eyes checked for damage after a lasering incident, before they can return to work. Actual damage is not very common, but it's a serious enough risk to justify such checks.<br /><br />Drones are basically RC aircraft that can operate out of line-of-sight and out of direct radio contact with the operator, ie. semi-autonomously. There *is* a risk of damage to a "proper" aircraft if a collision occurs; that risk increases as the drone gets larger and the aircraft gets smaller.<br /><br />But I don't think banning drones is the right answer. Licencing, along the same lines as amateur radio, seems like a much better idea. Licensed operators will have been informed sternly about the dangers of operating in or near restricted airspace; drones above a given size class could reasonably be fitted with transponders, which both identify the operator and allow larger aircraft to detect and avoid them.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753744153864691285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-35854069641970881142014-12-22T07:18:43.280+00:002014-12-22T07:18:43.280+00:00People forget what the press's job is: it isn&...People forget what the press's job is: it isn't to report news, it is to make money. When you realise this, things start making a lot more sense (but the fact that most people don't seem to realise it is pretty depressing stuff)Steve Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798286430189689578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-66106953853039230582014-12-21T19:11:23.664+00:002014-12-21T19:11:23.664+00:00@alex. I gave the best years of my life to defend...@alex. I gave the best years of my life to defending that right and I was prepared to die for the same but now I am sadly of the opinion that stupid people deserve no such luxury. If their argument has no logic or respect for maths/physics then they can just stfu.SimonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711861360301638111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-41548393565533007382014-12-21T19:08:53.951+00:002014-12-21T19:08:53.951+00:00Nice one RevK, I am worried by the culture of unin...Nice one RevK, I am worried by the culture of uninformed hysteria into which we seem to be descending.<br /><br />By brother came round, he is an airline pilot, and when I mentioned my drone he commented that drones should be banned. BANNED?<br /><br />A few pilots have reported seeing them in controlled airspace and there is a risk so he wants them banned. <br /><br />I have flown many planes and many r/c aircraft and I conclude that the risk is very close to zero. I mean that it would be INCREDIBLY difficult to hit an airliner with a drone and even less likely that you would bring one down.<br /><br />The hysteria will continue because it may allow the government to ban r/c models and drones but is it *really* justified?<br /><br />We then moved onto the subject of lasers and the dangers to air traffic. Now I really cry because even more hysteria is present and yet there is no evidence what so ever that a domestic laser can take out an airliner at thousands of meters. <br /><br />Don't get me wrong, it would take a VERY stupid or malicious person to fly a drone in controlled airspace or to lase an aircraft and they need dealing with but to ban such items - hysterical.<br /><br />My brother plays golf, that is a sport with a proven record of being dangerous - lets ban golf - it makes more sense.<br /><br />I am fed up with the press reporting in fanatical terms what are statistically stupidly unlikely outcomes, but then the press is paid for by the public (me) so I have to despair of me.<br /><br />Bummer.<br />SimonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711861360301638111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-73151920515985144882014-12-21T18:00:33.071+00:002014-12-21T18:00:33.071+00:00QuiteQuiteRevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-82406814923938837882014-12-21T17:28:28.166+00:002014-12-21T17:28:28.166+00:00There's the old saying 'I may not agree wi...There's the old saying 'I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it' which seems quite apt here...Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535977952530779134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-83631926799470410262014-12-21T17:06:24.026+00:002014-12-21T17:06:24.026+00:00Great blog piece. The arguments therein seem obvio...Great blog piece. The arguments therein seem obvious, but to many they are not apparently.<br /><br />We dont post our sincerely held beliefs to try and convert people to our cause, we post them to let others who think the same know they are not alone.MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776353901747052114noreply@blogger.com