Recent content by dbdrop

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    400ft. Rule??? Or recommended?????

    something about that statement seems much less offensive than the rest of the thread :)
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    400ft. Rule??? Or recommended?????

    Ok this will be my last reply to your dumbass. I'm not sure what exactly your arguing and don't really care. The FAA document was legislation passed and signed by the president in 2012. It doesn't expire and was referenced by the June 2016 part 107 rule. So if you were capable of reading...
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    400ft. Rule??? Or recommended?????

    Didn't realize it was picking a fresh scab and should have known better to ignore the trolls but got baited in by the stupidity. I get that you're not all crotchety old men, but lets be honest... there are more than a few floating around here.
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    400ft. Rule??? Or recommended?????

    I suppose anyone on the side of personal freedom must be an "AK-50" toting republican. This is a problem with this country, people like to run their mouths without fact checking thus creating a wall of noise and misinformation on a variety of subjects. The topic question had nothing to do with...
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    400ft. Rule??? Or recommended?????

    Just to be clear, I'm not saying drone/rc pilots should be reckless and that the guidelines are not generally advisable. I've been flying RC planes and helis for over 20 years, AMA member, etc... I follow the rules at airfields, stay away from manned traffic, pay my AMA dues so I'm not sure...
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    400ft. Rule??? Or recommended?????

    They'll fix stupid the day your finally pull that stick out of your backside. Of all the "stupid" and selfish people out there flying their toys there has been one 'possible' incident that did not result in damage or loss of life. So lets put this into perspective and stop over reacting to...
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    400ft. Rule??? Or recommended?????

    A little over dramatic don't you think??? We're not talking about 1/2 scale RC aircraft, these are 2 pound foam and plastic circuit boards. I worked out at Pratt & Whitney 20 years ago where they had test stands for shooting frozen chickens into running engines. You're a thousand of times more...