It is illegal to fly a UAS for commercial purposes in any airspace. They would need to equip it like a real aircraft and also get an airworthiness certificate. Not gonna happen.
Two years ago I almost bought a 30' helium filled blimp with LED illumination and replaceable vinyl banners. I was going to fly it around venues to get paid for the advertising, after I installed autopilot of course. The person selling them flew them everywhere and probably still does. I called the FAA to ask about making it legal and the San Diego FAA rep I spoke with laughed at me and said it's not gonna happen.
The future for flying robots commercially is not good for hobbyists, and many are already in violations of laws that can impose mega-fines, they just have not started cracking down on them yet.
The FAA is mandated to have an "action plan" to modernize and legalize UAVs in national airspace by the end of 2015. It should mean that commercial use of UAVs will be possible, albeit with legal requirements probably along the lines of piloted aircraft.
The FAA is mandated to have an "action plan" to modernize and legalize UAVs in national airspace by the end of 2015. It should mean that commercial use of UAVs will be possible, albeit with legal requirements probably along the lines of piloted aircraft.
That's for CIA drones... For everyone else;
They will need to have a transponder equipped with altitude reporting if within a 30nm radius of an airport in bravo airspace (that means every big city) and also have an airworthiness certificate and not be allowed in any controlled airspace without two way radio communication with the nearest major airport's control tower. They will not be allowed to fly in less then 3 miles of visibility and cannot enter clouds. The weight and balance and required equipment list will have to pass through the FAA as well. There will also need to be someone maintaining visual contact with it from the ground at all time. It will need to have anti-collision lights, nav lights, and also position lights. Depending on the type of airframe also depends on the instrumentation. Good luck with that, you're talking about a lot of money there. I'm pretty sure I'm forgetting a few things too.
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In real life the thing would either be vandalized or stolen outright.
It is illegal to fly a UAS for commercial purposes in any airspace. They would need to equip it like a real aircraft and also get an airworthiness certificate. Not gonna happen.
Two years ago I almost bought a 30' helium filled blimp with LED illumination and replaceable vinyl banners. I was going to fly it around venues to get paid for the advertising, after I installed autopilot of course. The person selling them flew them everywhere and probably still does. I called the FAA to ask about making it legal and the San Diego FAA rep I spoke with laughed at me and said it's not gonna happen.
The future for flying robots commercially is not good for hobbyists, and many are already in violations of laws that can impose mega-fines, they just have not started cracking down on them yet.
A notable difference is that Segway is an actual business that has been offering a real product for nearly ten years.
That's for CIA drones... For everyone else;
They will need to have a transponder equipped with altitude reporting if within a 30nm radius of an airport in bravo airspace (that means every big city) and also have an airworthiness certificate and not be allowed in any controlled airspace without two way radio communication with the nearest major airport's control tower. They will not be allowed to fly in less then 3 miles of visibility and cannot enter clouds. The weight and balance and required equipment list will have to pass through the FAA as well. There will also need to be someone maintaining visual contact with it from the ground at all time. It will need to have anti-collision lights, nav lights, and also position lights. Depending on the type of airframe also depends on the instrumentation. Good luck with that, you're talking about a lot of money there. I'm pretty sure I'm forgetting a few things too.