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by wombat
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:30 am
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Drone: identify?
Replies: 27
Views: 7106

Re: Drone: identify?

Good news, everyone! The company that makes the Blackfly device that we've been discussing has been reading this thread and they've decided to come up to listen to us about it. Martha and Sara from Pivotal will be here on Monday, Tuesday and part of Wednesday, the 8th, 9th, and 10th of April. They a...
by wombat
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:49 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Drone: identify?
Replies: 27
Views: 7106

Re: Drone: identify?

JBender: How about Thursday or Friday evening at 6 PM? I understand the concern about how life would be miserable if everyone gets one. But we could say that about just about every activity that humans participate in. Having 5 kids. Having 0 kids. Owning a gas guzzling car. Or any car. Using a firep...
by wombat
Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Drone: identify?
Replies: 27
Views: 7106

Re: Drone: identify?

Yes, that's a reasonable call-out. :)


FWIW, I'm only the VP and secretary of the Methow Valley chapter. There are only a few dozen of members here in the Methow.
by wombat
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Drone: identify?
Replies: 27
Views: 7106

Re: Drone: identify?

Yup, that's me. Yes, I am involved in the the aviation community and I am a pilot. And a flight instructor, if anyone wants to learn. This is why I follow anything aviation so closely and read up on the laws so much. Some things to think about... There is a vast regulatory and financial chasm betwee...
by wombat
Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Drone: identify?
Replies: 27
Views: 7106

Re: Drone: identify?

I said something similar in a previous post which I deleted because the specific message I was replying to was deleted... Yeah, that noise sucks. I really do feel for you, and I'm not making a joke or making fun of you. I wouldn't like it either if it was next to me. I am not going to be happy if or...
by wombat
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:21 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Drone: identify?
Replies: 27
Views: 7106

Re: Drone: identify?

Pitstop wrote:
> That thing was hovering directly over me at least two days this week while
> I was working outside at my barn. It seems like an invasion of privacy.

I'm sorry you feel that way.
by wombat
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:37 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Drone: identify?
Replies: 27
Views: 7106

Re: Drone: identify?

Mostly correct, but some things are not quite right. First off, we don't have the technology to put enough energy into a vehicle that meets part 103 ultralight weight restrictions (other than lighter-than-air aircraft, or possibly gliders, depending on the day) to stay in the air for that long. Yes,...
by wombat
Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:33 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Drone: identify?
Replies: 27
Views: 7106

Re: Drone: identify?

Interesting... Well, it doesn't seem like he's trying to make it into an airport, helipad, or heliport as defined by 17A.300.020 https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/OkanoganCounty/html/OkanoganCounty17A/OkanoganCounty17A300.html Nor does it seem to be an airstrip as defined by 1 7A.20.105 https://www....
by wombat
Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:56 am
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Drone: identify?
Replies: 27
Views: 7106

Re: Drone: identify?

> I’m also pretty sure that regularly taking off and landing any aircraft > with a person aboard - from your own property - likely requires at least a > Conditional Use Permit from the County, if not something more. Do you have any state or county regulations you think might prohibit it? I would gen...
by wombat
Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:51 am
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Drone: identify?
Replies: 27
Views: 7106

Re: Drone: identify?

Some answers: —Is this aircraft certified as an ultralight aircraft?' Yes, that's 14 CFR part 103 which you can read at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-103?toc=1 —Is an FAA pilot's license required to fly it? No. —Does this aircraft fall under Part 103 of the federa...