Absurd.FAA requirement - Pilot's License To Fly A Phantom Drone Helicopter

Drone Flights Face FAA Hit - WSJ

FAA gave realtor and agriculture firm exemptions to fly UAS for commercial use, but operator required to have a private pilot's license.

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Pilot's License To Fly A Phantom Drone Helicopter? Just Absurd.

I have flown manned aircraft and operated remote controlled quad-copters
such as the Phantom 2 Vision and Parrot.  I can say unequivocally that
there are no similarities between flying manned aircraft and a small
quad-copter that would make a private pilot’s license remotely
necessary.  The stick and rudder controls of the typical aircraft a
private pilot would fly are nothing like the small hand held controls
for flying a Phantom. Learning to fly a small manned aircraft will not
teach someone the skills they need to fly a drone.  What makes the
requirement for a pilot’s license particularly incomprehensible is that
manned ultra-light vehicles – which weigh considerably more than a
Phantom – can be flown without any pilot’s license.  In addition, sport
pilots can fly manned aircraft with a passenger without a private
pilot’s license and with nothing more than a driver’s license in lieu of
a medical certificate.

Flyby Creative Pilot's License To Fly A Phantom Drone Helicopter? Just Absurd. - Flyby Creative



FAA Requirement For A PPL For UAV Operation 'Absurd' Says Commentator | Aero-News Network

we tend to agree

Previously:

•  spendergast: FAA Grants ok to Agriculture and Real Estate Companies for UAV ops - still need COA
• spendergast: UAV for Christmas, Check Rules before you fly 
• spendergast: FAA takes Heat on UAV Waivers to Hollywood 
•  spendergast: FAA Grounds USF Plan To Educate Students With UAV's
•  spendergast: FAA Grounds Non-commercial Texas Search And Rescue UAV Flights
• spendergast: FAA Seeks To Clear The Air About UAVs