GD – Even so, but. What “K” was alluding to (IMO) is the lack of control at the ‘grass roots’ and lack of ‘edumacation’. I have actually sat and watched the mentioned kids with the ‘groan toy’. (“K” actually had the Purdey ‘close and handy’ “come to Poppa” was the mantra). The parents have NFI of the associated risks and, in todays PC society, no one is prepared to (a) say a word, (b) try to help or talk to the kids (lest we be dubbed ‘molesters’ © the parents would not thank you and (d) you would have a shed load of grief if you dared to tell ‘em off for being bloody silly, cruel and a dangerous. It is a numbers game. One must – somehow – manage to eradicate as much of the ‘accidental’ risk, created through ignorance as is possible. That only leaves those who will take a laser, fit it to a drone and set out to deliberately place an aircraft at risk.
An aircraft is terribly venerable when ‘low and slow’ i.e. below 400 feet, during a take off or landing – which is, coincidentally, the height band for unrestricted drone operations. A nut bar with a laser mounted onto a drone, operating from the ‘Crispy Cream’ car park could have a field day. These are the danger to aircraft – flash – flash move to the KFC car park, could go on all night. Hard to prevent; but if, through education, 99% of the ignorance risk could be removed, then it would, I imagine, be easier for the whollopers to find those who mean to create havoc.
CASA may be legally obliged to mitigate risk; but, is there not a moral obligation to keep the community safe also? Problems are always best solved ‘nipped-in-the-bud’.
I do like the notion of assisting councils to define the ‘high risk’ areas; I like the notion of educating the users – beyond the instruction manual of how to do it; and, I very much like the idea of CASA using it’s ‘authoritative’ image to deliver the assistance and education needed. Short of that – Purdey rules the skies over the Houseboat – suitably choked for ‘live birds’.
An aircraft is terribly venerable when ‘low and slow’ i.e. below 400 feet, during a take off or landing – which is, coincidentally, the height band for unrestricted drone operations. A nut bar with a laser mounted onto a drone, operating from the ‘Crispy Cream’ car park could have a field day. These are the danger to aircraft – flash – flash move to the KFC car park, could go on all night. Hard to prevent; but if, through education, 99% of the ignorance risk could be removed, then it would, I imagine, be easier for the whollopers to find those who mean to create havoc.
CASA may be legally obliged to mitigate risk; but, is there not a moral obligation to keep the community safe also? Problems are always best solved ‘nipped-in-the-bud’.
I do like the notion of assisting councils to define the ‘high risk’ areas; I like the notion of educating the users – beyond the instruction manual of how to do it; and, I very much like the idea of CASA using it’s ‘authoritative’ image to deliver the assistance and education needed. Short of that – Purdey rules the skies over the Houseboat – suitably choked for ‘live birds’.