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Originally Posted by ColoRv
As long as the quad operator got permission from every six figure investment he operated over and he is properly insured for any damage his craft could do if it lost power and damaged a plane...I don't see a problem. I assume these things have an FAA identification number of some sort to track ownership right?
The video is outstanding and the area looks great. I've put it on my places to visit list.
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Having flown RC all my life, and drones as well, drone activity is no different than RC helicopters and thus should be operated under the rules of the AMA.
http://www.modelaircraft.org/ Membership in the AMA provides liability coverage provided you adhere to their rules and regulations. Gory details can be had here:
http://www.modelaircraft.org/files/memanual.pdf
Granted, the technology we are seeing advancing in drones is opening up the market to folks who have never worked their way up in gaining RC experience and that's the only concern I have. To fly RC jets requires an AMA waiver and the process to get one is just as stringent as getting an LOA for an experimental jet in the EAB world.
With all that said, of course you will have renegades who don't join the AMA or adhere to their bylaws. It's similar to private pilots who fly IFR illegally or don't adhere to other standards and get away with it.
The FAA has a relationship with the AMA and thus is why you will not hear much from the FAA themselves regarding drones except when they are being used for commercial purposes.