/diy/ - Do It Yourself

And once again, memes become reality.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/21/drone-believed-to-have-hit-british-airways-flight-may-have-been/

>>963070
>a pilot see's a RC flying, they report it because they are fucking assholes
Not that guy, but there is actually proof for that. The AMA analysed the actual reports from pilots that were the basis of the FAA statistic of “near misses” where "drones" are at fault.
What they found was:
>Some sightings appear to involve people flying responsibly and within the FAA’s current recreational guidelines
>Not every sighting or report was a “close call.” Many were just that – sightings. Only a small fraction was legitimately reported as “near misses” or “near mid-air collisions"
>It’s not just uninformed consumers causing problems; the data includes several reports of authorized or unauthorized public entities and commercial operators flying
>Many things in the air – from balloons and birds to model rockets and mini blimps – are mistaken for, or reported as, drone sightings even when they are not. One pilot in Minnesota even reported seeing something that “resembled a dog.

I mean, WTF is up with that last bit.
It seems like "drone" is the he new UFO. But it's a scary new thing, so instad of UFO they just say "drone" when seeing random shit they can't make out, and suddenly they're not crazy anymore but everyone takes their side.

https://www.modelaircraft.org/gov/docs/AMAAnalysis-Closer-Look-at-FAA-Drone-Data_091415.pdf


Meanwhile, the govt. is also up to no good: http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngoglia/2016/03/16/senate-bill-could-ground-home-built-drones-no-exceptions-for-hobbyists-or-students/#66c8c479a6f2


This shit's getting outlawed faster than skateboarding in the 80ies. Why the fuck can't we have nice things.

FAA aircraft identification chart for pilots