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FAA Urges Small Drone Pilots To Wear Vests
Seeking to boost "public awareness" of legal small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) operations, the U.S. FAA is urging sUAS pilots to wear reflective safety vests when flying their aircraft. "By taking this simple action, sUAS [pilots] can demonstrate that they are accepting responsibility for the activity and that they are intending to operate in a safe and compliant manner," the FAA said in a newly released safety information for operators bulletin. (www.ainonline.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Will the FAA also encourage drone pilots to wear silly hats as well? Because neither a hat nor a vest will actually cause drone operators to BEHAVE properly.....
I disagree. Being identifiable is clearly an incentive to behave properly. Why do you think many who are not behaving properly attempt to conceal their identity.
The only issue I have is it drawing unwanted attention. Most of my flights I have a vest because I work with construction and industrial firms which require PPE including vests when on site. The problem is when you're out flying around and people want to come talk and distract you from the task at hand. No ill is meant by it, they just want to see what the drone thing is all about. My hope is the enforcement will step up on rogue operators as the LAANC system goes online, thus freeing up some people from approving commercial flight authorizations and cracking down on the idiot flights.
PLEASE, THE FAA JUST WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO SEE WHO IS FLYING THE DRONE, THATS ALL.
Does nothing but say that they have a vest on does nothing towards operating them properly just like those wearing them as a work requirement makes them work safer.
It’s so they can identify a drone operator quicker for law enforcement reasons only
Or vigilante "justice".