54light15Does a radio-controlled model airplane qualify as a drone?
The aircraft must be a registered drone aircraft if it weights more the 55 lbs.
An FAA drone pilot license is required if flying an unmanned aircraft for commercial benefit.
CMStPnPNow what would have happened if that drone crashed into and broke an air hose connection, or say hit a handbrake just hard enough to partially set the brakes on a car in the consist?
But even unmanned vehicles are required to be flown within "Visual line-of-sight" amoung other limitations including "No careless or reckless operations".
CMStPnPI think the FAA should bust the guy and fine him or have him do time.
i don't know if the FAA can do anything more than prevent him from getting a license or suspend his license.
However, the railroad can probably prosecute for trespassing in the same way that an RC pilot is responsible for any damage their model may cause in a crash.
perhaps the video is being used as a demo for a commercial job.
greg - Philadelphia & Reading / Reading
Semper Vaporo Euclid U.P. rules say this: “Union Pacific will seek removal from publication any photograph or video that violates this policy.” They are referring to their published policy on photography. I assume that includes publication of the video as shown here in the Newswire piece. How would U.P. go about the process of removing the video from publication? Most of the video hosting sites have a link somewhere on their pages for contacting them about legal problems (copyright violations, inappropriate content, etc.). All U.P. needs to do is contact them and explain the reason for requesting the removal of the video. Some sites might balk at the request, claiming "free speach", etc., but most will comply quickly. The original poster can then counter with a request for reinstating the video... there are arbitration procedures beyound that.
Euclid U.P. rules say this: “Union Pacific will seek removal from publication any photograph or video that violates this policy.” They are referring to their published policy on photography. I assume that includes publication of the video as shown here in the Newswire piece. How would U.P. go about the process of removing the video from publication?
U.P. rules say this: “Union Pacific will seek removal from publication any photograph or video that violates this policy.” They are referring to their published policy on photography.
I assume that includes publication of the video as shown here in the Newswire piece. How would U.P. go about the process of removing the video from publication?
Most of the video hosting sites have a link somewhere on their pages for contacting them about legal problems (copyright violations, inappropriate content, etc.). All U.P. needs to do is contact them and explain the reason for requesting the removal of the video. Some sites might balk at the request, claiming "free speach", etc., but most will comply quickly. The original poster can then counter with a request for reinstating the video... there are arbitration procedures beyound that.
Or the poster, can repost the video again directly, starting the whole process over, it would probably take a time or two of that cycle before youtube, blocked his posting priviledges, or reviewing his posts before activating them.
Doug
May your flanges always stay BETWEEN the rails
Now what would have happened if that drone crashed into and broke an air hose connection, or say hit a handbrake just hard enough to partially set the brakes on a car in the consist?
I think the FAA should bust the guy and fine him or have him do time.
54light15 Does a radio-controlled model airplane qualify as a drone?
Does a radio-controlled model airplane qualify as a drone?
As far as I know, no they don't. R/C airplanes can't do what drones do, well R/C helicopters can, but R/C airplanes have been around for decades and to my knowledge they're never flown out of sight of the operator. It's only common sense, since they tend to be expensive when purchased "over-the-counter" or if hand-built the owners don't get crazy with them considering the amount of time and money they've got invested.
I've never heard of any incident with R/C airplanes like we hear of with drones.
A friend of mine from high school was into R/C airplanes and occasionally I'd go to the field his club flew from and it was quite a sight to see. All the operators flew very responsibly, and the only incidents I saw happened when two operators were controlling the planes on the same frequency. That didn't happen too often, the results could be catastrophic for both planes! I should add the field wasn't near any airport or flight path for real airplanes and the R/C planes didn't fly any higher than 100 or so feet off the ground.
Semper Vaporo
Pkgs.
Need to add a couple of these to every train
I tried to sell my two cents worth, but no one would give me a plug nickel for it.
I don't have a leg to stand on.
rdamon And our drone is stuck in a tree in the back yard ... :) What a potential for people with bad intentions ..
And our drone is stuck in a tree in the back yard ... :)
What a potential for people with bad intentions ..
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
RENO, Nev. — Flying low, through a truss bridge, under a Union Pacific train, and even in a box car are just a few of the stunts a drone pilot shows off in a YouTube video while a mixed UP freight is in motion. The video, embedded above, went...
http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2017/09/22-drone-flight
Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine
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