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Glockster wrote:I think that therein is the difference in that you're reading "not operate" differently than the FAA intended, according to the FAA.

I'm not reading or interpreting anything. I just posted the link and a couple of quotations from the summary.

If you already knew the link--since you are obviously intimately familiar with the subject--why not just post it yourself and provide the interpretation you already had rather asking for a reference and having other members try to help by Googling it?

The FAA document as updated June 2016 is 152 pages long. I don't own a drone, have no interest in owning a drone, and thus have no intention of reading all 152 pages or searching for any nuanced interpretations.

G.A. Heath wrote:

Glockster wrote:What is the reference for your "can not fly over people" restriction? I'm unaware of that general restriction so having it would be helpful.

It's part of the FAA rules passed by executive fiat around this time last year IIRC.

Yep; right you are. https://www.federalregister.gov/documen ... ft-systems; the "Summary of the Major Provisions" does a good job of highlighting the regulations.

• Small unmanned aircraft may not operate over any persons not directly participating in the operation, not under a covered structure, and not inside a covered stationary vehicle.

Other interesting points about operations:

• Visual line-of-sight (VLOS) only; the unmanned aircraft must remain within VLOS of the remote pilot in command and the person manipulating the flight controls of the small UAS. Alternatively, the unmanned aircraft must remain within VLOS of the visual observer.

• Daylight-only operations, or civil twilight (30 minutes before official sunrise to 30 minutes after official sunset, local time) with appropriate anti-collision lighting.

• No careless or reckless operations.

Considering how inexpensive small drones have become, and how many retailers--from Wal-Mart to Brookstone--are advertising them this Christmas, "My kid's drone is in your yard" may become a very common refrain for the next month or two.



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