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FAA classifies drones as aircraft. The one that flies the aircraft is the pilot. Don't pilots have to be licensed? Only if they're carrying a passenger (s(. I havent read the rules, but are you saying I can buy my own plane and fly it, without a pilot license, if I dont carry any passengers? An ultralight, yes. There are strict weight and speed restrictions. Recently they came out with a sport pilots license that doesn't require most of the training necessary for a regular license. It allows a bit more weight and speed and I believe that it allows for 1 passenger.
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I learned to fly in a cub. Lots of little planes checking cows and buzzing sheep out here in the prairie. We don't need no stinking badges! 
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FAA classifies drones as aircraft. The one that flies the aircraft is the pilot. Don't pilots have to be licensed? The drones in question fall under the "hobbyist/recreational" classification. Different rules apply.
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Would all of you please quit droning on and on about this..... sorry I couldn't help myself
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I remember when being called a "Drone Pilot" was a bad thing! What century was that? Oh, just the 20th.
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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I have a hard time believing one of these little 4 propeller helocopters could fly home with a wounded prop. Maybe the gyro compensation systems in the toy market are more advanced than I thought. That or he shot it with rock salt. 
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Some drones have more than 4 props. I've seen pics of some with 6. It would probably be possible to knock off a blade or 2 and still limp along with it. Don't look too closely at the blades, though. ![[Linked Image]](http://dronefriend.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10523602_10202785348149822_8542261613611047916_n.jpg)
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Some drones have more than 4 props. I've seen pics of some with 6. It would probably be possible to knock off a blade or 2 and still limp along with it. Don't look too closely at the blades, though. Wow!! Poor guy is lucky he still has eyes. 
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Some drones have more than 4 props. I've seen pics of some with 6. It would probably be possible to knock off a blade or 2 and still limp along with it. Don't look too closely at the blades, though. Wow!! Poor guy is lucky he still has eyes. That is one of those "Hold my beer and watch this" moments. Or this is what happens when you bob for drones.
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Campfire Kahuna
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His 'buddy' probably thought it would be great fun to turn it on while he was checking something up close.
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looks like a manatee after the boat races.
Ouch!
Not all land mammals have evolved to use binocular vision wisely...
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