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Maybe there will be a need for some defined airways for drones, but they should be able to fly and navigate for themselves.
Retailers will be in for a lot of heartache if they hope that the FAA will "work with them." ADS-B is already mandated for 2020. The spec is cast in stone, and the only thing that could change is the month it's enforced. As we've seen with the SoCal fires last week, integrated tracking is essential for safe low-level flight. Certified ADS-B avionics prices have ranged from $10,000 - $1,000,000+. Experimental prices a…
This. Alot of drone guys or people who dream of drones forget that there's GA planes up there. I've had to dodge stupid cameras on balloons while landing. That's so dangerous
The idea of centralized air traffic control for drones seems completely backwards to me. Birds don't have air traffic control, they have eyes and a brain and avoid obstacles and each other autonomously. Maybe there will be a need for some defined airways for drones, but they should be able to fly and navigate for themselves.
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Does it work at 45000'? Seems ideal to have one comm system for low and high altitudes, but at least there should be at most two and no gap in coverage.
I would think so because analog TV over the air was able to travel more then 9 miles, but I don't think that toy drones can go that high, but that will probably change...