I Registered these "drones" with the FAA - Here's what happened

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Комментарии • 1 тыс.

  • @gothesouthway
    @gothesouthway 10 месяцев назад +1065

    This was so stupid, it was brilliant.

    • @MadScientist267
      @MadScientist267 10 месяцев назад +14

      Dude is poking sticks at things I wouldn't, but I'll definitely watch *him* do it 🤣

    • @solarwind907
      @solarwind907 10 месяцев назад

      No, just stupid.

    • @jkohutiak
      @jkohutiak 9 месяцев назад +1

      I needed a good laugh!

    • @Roddy556
      @Roddy556 9 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@MadScientist267well they shouldn't make really stupid rules if they don't want people pointing them out.

    • @MadScientist267
      @MadScientist267 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@Roddy556 They're what's known as "blankets". And no, there's never 100% accuracy in them. The idea is cover something that may not need it rather than leave something dangerous uncovered.
      Dude simply found the extras that don't need covering.
      That's why this is funny.

  • @CDRaff
    @CDRaff 10 месяцев назад +2500

    We should all report the NFL to the FAA. They can't be throwing those 410g projectiles in US airspace without some sort of regulation.

    • @droningwesternaustralia
      @droningwesternaustralia 10 месяцев назад +189

      Don't forget to report the baseball league to the FAA as well, and while your at It golf, tennis and volleyball

    • @ivanleterror9158
      @ivanleterror9158 10 месяцев назад +43

      And don't forget those scofflaws in the NBA and MLB.

    • @williamfaulkner7005
      @williamfaulkner7005 10 месяцев назад +126

      WAIT!!! You said projectiles?? Are those projectiles stored in a safe when not on use? Was a thorough background check done on the quarterback

    • @ColinWatters
      @ColinWatters 10 месяцев назад +47

      Are they allowed to fly them so close to other people and property?

    • @whyjnot420
      @whyjnot420 10 месяцев назад +10

      Manually launching.

  • @MrCust0s
    @MrCust0s 10 месяцев назад +824

    Wait til the FAA knocks on his door for not filing the crash reports for these aircraft.

    • @KenHeron
      @KenHeron  10 месяцев назад +163

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @JelMain
      @JelMain 10 месяцев назад +17

      @@emilzarn8026 NTSA sends two dozen inspectors round to make Alice's Restaurant look like the local cops' donut freebee.

    • @redsquirrelftw
      @redsquirrelftw 9 месяцев назад +17

      @@emilzarn8026 Looking forward for a Mayday episode on this investigation.

    • @GeneralChangFromDanang
      @GeneralChangFromDanang 9 месяцев назад +27

      The day of the accident flight, pilot knowingly took off above aircraft's gross weight.

    • @JelMain
      @JelMain 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@GeneralChangFromDanang You wait until they have to report on Aladdin's Flying Carpet

  • @fluxtubes
    @fluxtubes 10 месяцев назад +1003

    Even babies know that spoons have to be registered with the FAA. "Here comes the airplane!"

    • @bradmiller9993
      @bradmiller9993 10 месяцев назад +12

      There is no spoon.

    • @MilwaukeeF40C
      @MilwaukeeF40C 10 месяцев назад +3

      Yo mamma lit spoons on fire.

    • @rc-fannl7364
      @rc-fannl7364 10 месяцев назад +4

      lmao

    • @stco2426
      @stco2426 10 месяцев назад +4

      Never mind the spoon, midwives are / were traditionally called 'baby catchers'. Is that human-powered flight?

    • @anthonymartin9672
      @anthonymartin9672 10 месяцев назад +2

      Lmao

  • @forgottenamericana
    @forgottenamericana 10 месяцев назад +727

    You can thank the lawyers at the Commerical Drone lobby for these wonderful rules!

    • @Hebdomad7
      @Hebdomad7 10 месяцев назад +53

      Just think of all the jobs these regulations will make and protect! ... for lawyers obviously.

    • @G-ra-ha-m
      @G-ra-ha-m 10 месяцев назад

      These are from the WEFfers, and unconstitutional as they prevent our liberty.

    • @justanothercomment416
      @justanothercomment416 10 месяцев назад +22

      Did not originate with them. It originates with the same people doing all the other stuff. It's about control.

    • @G-ra-ha-m
      @G-ra-ha-m 10 месяцев назад +19

      @@justanothercomment416 It may not originate with them, no.
      But they are implementing it - after WWII we established that 'just following orders' wasn't a valid excuse... did we not?
      Ordering a corporation to violate the constitution doesn't make that corporations innocent, the FAA is clearly in breach of the law.

    • @Kurdain
      @Kurdain 10 месяцев назад

      It's more like idiots flying into controlled airspaces.
      The forums are filled with people using 'hacked' software to this day so they can fly into controlled airspace, emergencies, airports....
      So what happens?
      More layers of BS for us trying to make a living and follow the rules.

  • @funknunkl
    @funknunkl 10 месяцев назад +335

    My dad grew up in Germany in the 50's and he recently told me how when they were kids the legal limit for line on Kites were 100m (a football pitch length) and beat cops would come up to them regularly to see how big the spool of line was to gauge if the line was possibly more than 100m. Rich kids could afford strong thin line kinda avoiding suspicion. Moral of the story: authority will authortize silly rules and people will dodge them by whatever means.

    • @wolfgangpreier9160
      @wolfgangpreier9160 10 месяцев назад +3

      Yes, sounds about right.

    • @wallacegrommet9343
      @wallacegrommet9343 10 месяцев назад +22

      That brought back childhood memories of kite flying, where we would tie one spool to the next until we had about a half mile of line out to out kite. The cardboard tubes remained on the kite string, and seeing them in the air was so funny and amazing. We would run out of line and send kids on bike sto buy more string as long as the wind was stronger enough

    • @Andrew-zw9fi
      @Andrew-zw9fi 10 месяцев назад +3

      Softball , golf ball , foot ball , etc.....

    • @TremereTT
      @TremereTT 10 месяцев назад +8

      in that time german fighters were exercising to fly their jets below the radar. you wouldn't want kites where they fly.

    • @NoNameAtAll2
      @NoNameAtAll2 10 месяцев назад +2

      reminds me that world record for highest kite is 4km or smth

  • @davey3765
    @davey3765 10 месяцев назад +548

    I just about died laughing at you registering your damn frisbee lol... My uncle is retired airfoce pilot and former commercial airline pilot and he will go on for hours about the FAA (from his perpective). Let's just say he is not a fan. The federal parks ban pisses me off when you have a million sq. miles of deseert, but no drones can fly! Yet the land was fine for testing nukes back in the 50's. Flipping nonsense.

    • @raidzeromatt
      @raidzeromatt 10 месяцев назад

      Yeah who do they think they're fooling? The US kills thousands of innocent people with drones, but heaven forbid someone fly somewhere without letting them know

    • @Trakeso
      @Trakeso 10 месяцев назад +92

      US citizen taking pictures of pretty park landscape:
      FAA 😡
      China flying balloon over military bases:
      FAA 🫣

    • @florabee9283
      @florabee9283 10 месяцев назад +52

      I feed a hawk sometimes and named it George- if I make a video featuring George and somehow have the video monetized, do I need to register George?

    • @justanothercomment416
      @justanothercomment416 10 месяцев назад +28

      "We not happy until you're not happy" - FAA
      The FAA literally decreases aviation safety.

    • @donadams8345
      @donadams8345 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@justanothercomment416 Take a look at how safe small aircraft aviation is right now to see how well the FAA is doing its job there.

  • @Yoruichi__Shihouin
    @Yoruichi__Shihouin 10 месяцев назад +70

    😂 imagine them getting a sudden downpour of registered frisbees, paper airplanes, various types of balls, and anything that can travel through the air like a microwave being thrown from a window lol

    • @kinikinrd
      @kinikinrd 9 месяцев назад +24

      at $5 a pop, they wouldn't mind at all.........

    • @zionismisterrorism8716
      @zionismisterrorism8716 9 месяцев назад +4

      I don't think they'd mind. They'd make bank.

    • @UnitSe7en
      @UnitSe7en 8 месяцев назад +1

      If it was manual paperwork you might have a point. But it seems it's a totally automatic process that exists mostly not for validation, but for referral in the case of an incident. Flooding them with registrations would be worse than pointless.

    • @clarkgriswold-zr5sb
      @clarkgriswold-zr5sb 8 месяцев назад

      Well, we know what happens when people get out of line and stir up things. Just ask all those Jan 6 INSURRECTIONISTS still in solitary confinement.....

  • @greendiode5522
    @greendiode5522 10 месяцев назад +138

    This is hilarious!😂 I have to say this new ruling deserves every bit of the mockery it’s getting.

    • @Subgunman
      @Subgunman 10 месяцев назад

      Unfortunately he paid the government. They are laughing all the way to the bank until they see the video and turn around an fine him to make even more money off of him.

  • @kimtyson7908
    @kimtyson7908 10 месяцев назад +88

    Pretty sure you made the point and maybe even FAA employees will get it... Nahhhhhhh. They won't.

    • @bidenisasnake9932
      @bidenisasnake9932 10 месяцев назад +4

      They are Drones of another classification which shall not be named in front of the RUclips Gods.

    • @EmpReb
      @EmpReb 10 месяцев назад +5

      They have power. They will abuse it.

    • @wdtaut5650
      @wdtaut5650 10 месяцев назад +1

      They may get it. They won't care...or, they will care and will retaliate.

  • @edrone_
    @edrone_ 10 месяцев назад +685

    What a great demonstration on just how ridiculous and over reaching our government truly is. 👏 Well done sir now let me go register my dogs launch ball 😂😢😭

    • @fotonbg
      @fotonbg 10 месяцев назад +14

      Well its .. not only yours btw :) same shit is going to come soon in EU too :)

    • @BRadFPV
      @BRadFPV 10 месяцев назад +7

      Total joke!!!

    • @draconas109
      @draconas109 10 месяцев назад +1

      can thank the morons flying drones in places they don't belong, like at an airport

    • @torpedoLaw
      @torpedoLaw 10 месяцев назад

      What the fuck were you thinking

    • @stevieg6616
      @stevieg6616 10 месяцев назад +17

      Remember folks it’s for “safety”

  • @Carguyforlife
    @Carguyforlife 10 месяцев назад +206

    Such an accurate display of how ridiculous these new regulations are. Nice work Ken!

    • @Carguyforlife
      @Carguyforlife 10 месяцев назад

      @@mayshack look up "furtherance of a business faa" and you will find letter of the FAA's interpretation of their rules (in this particular case it was about a licensed sport pilot who happened to be using his license for "furtherance of a buisness"). Ken said you don't have to register them yet, but come March 16, 2024 if you post a monetized video on youtube of something flying through the National airspace, it could possibly be interpreted as falling under that law. Since youtube is a business and monetization would be furthering that business.
      Theres a whole other discussion on the likelihood of that happening with a toy glider, I realize thats an extreme case. But the point is some of this stuff can get to be really silly in the way it is written.

    • @bidenisasnake9932
      @bidenisasnake9932 10 месяцев назад

      Hello Fed Stooge.@@mayshack

    • @bendover3820
      @bendover3820 10 месяцев назад +9

      @@mayshack Govern me harder!

    • @MilwaukeeF40C
      @MilwaukeeF40C 10 месяцев назад +2

      TKing2724 Natural rights are things one can do regardless of what anyone else thinks.

  • @julieinthenorthwest4594
    @julieinthenorthwest4594 10 месяцев назад +61

    This video needs to be sent to every FAA employee.

    • @bradmiller9993
      @bradmiller9993 10 месяцев назад +12

      Why? They only care about their paycheck, promotions and pension.
      rational reality isn't a real concern for them.

    • @huskkyy
      @huskkyy 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@bradmiller9993 Cmon man they're people too, I'm just a pilot but a lot of people there that Ive talked too do actually have a passion for the beterment of the aviation industry, you think anyone there actually wanted this system?

    • @authenticallysuperficial9874
      @authenticallysuperficial9874 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@huskkyyThey should all be fired and have to get a real job that actually provides value.

  • @CommanderGoggle
    @CommanderGoggle 10 месяцев назад +185

    What being a drone pilot is really like. Great video, Ken!

    • @KenHeron
      @KenHeron  10 месяцев назад +15

      Haa, yup.
      🤣

  • @slapdat.byteme
    @slapdat.byteme 10 месяцев назад +69

    Classic! Great job, Ken! Thus my career change to “rogue recreational drone pilot”… which interestingly was exactly what that high school career exploration questionnaire I filled out 45 years ago told me I should be!

    • @bradmiller9993
      @bradmiller9993 10 месяцев назад +5

      I'm not saying I've done this, but..........if I did own a rogue drone, it would have a Jolly Roger decal on it. Just sayin IF. Ya know ?

  • @The2xWhiskey
    @The2xWhiskey 10 месяцев назад +53

    I don't fly for business purposes, just fun. I've seriously considered getting my part 107, but all these reasons are what has stopped me. Unbeleivable.

    • @KenHeron
      @KenHeron  10 месяцев назад +7

      You should ABSOLUTELY get your 107. Empower yourself with knowledge and gain an edge on the system.
      remotepilot101.com/
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    • @joshuawfinn
      @joshuawfinn 9 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@He11umsas a professional full scale pilot, the FAA is 100% the problem. "Drones" are far less hazardous than lost F-35s and F-16s.

    • @The2xWhiskey
      @The2xWhiskey 9 месяцев назад

      I don't have a problem reading the study guide and learning about Part 107. It's when obtaining the cert imposes extra requirements as a hobbyist that I lose interest in obtaining said cert.@@KenHeron

    • @DrewNorthup
      @DrewNorthup 9 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@He11umsApparently the F-35 lost the screens inside required to safely fly in IMC. No word on whether he could even see the tiny backup instruments when properly suited-up. Fly-by-wire was intact, as demonstrated by the fact it continued in level uncompensated 1g flight until it didn't fly anymore.

  • @g.zoltan
    @g.zoltan 10 месяцев назад +26

    In addition to these, in the EU you also need an insurance for your frisbee.

  • @stephenwaldron2748
    @stephenwaldron2748 10 месяцев назад +5

    "Mommy! The weird man's outside again."
    "No my dear, that weird man is simply legally operating FAA-registered manually-powered aerial devices in full compliance with FAA rules and regulations."
    "Wow!"

  • @ChrisEpler
    @ChrisEpler 10 месяцев назад +4

    Yup, this about sums it up. Haven't touched my Phantom 4 Pro in over 2-3 years.

  • @username7763
    @username7763 10 месяцев назад +25

    Thank you for keeping our airspace safe. If you didn't do that, airplanes would be dropping out of the skies.

  • @paulis7319
    @paulis7319 10 месяцев назад +20

    My partner and I are already registered so we can legally spoon. It's a little uncomfortable having the flashy strobe and ID box thingy, though.

    • @UnitSe7en
      @UnitSe7en 8 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah but what are your rated minimums?

    • @paulis7319
      @paulis7319 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@UnitSe7en 8"

    • @Yusefkhanfpv
      @Yusefkhanfpv 4 месяца назад +1

      When you walk you kick up in registered dust that entered the us airspace.

    • @paulis7319
      @paulis7319 4 месяца назад +1

      @@Yusefkhanfpv That's the most logical thing I've heard all decade!

  • @FPVSteve
    @FPVSteve 10 месяцев назад +5

    Here in the UK you can strap yourself into a microlight and go - no license or training required. But a drone? "Well that's gonna kill some starving orphans so we need some money to ensure it's safely operated".

    • @EmpReb
      @EmpReb 10 месяцев назад +1

      Same as in America with Part 103 ultralights. Drones is all about money and control and congress mandate they can do.

  • @tomsherwood4650
    @tomsherwood4650 10 месяцев назад +5

    That is like the Monty Python sketch where the guy goes in to a bureaucratic office demanding a license for his fish.

  • @wedgie502
    @wedgie502 10 месяцев назад +50

    I've actually been curious about the kite issue since I have a kite that weighs over 250g and it can actually pick me up off the ground. I'm also wondering when NFL quarterbacks and MLB players are going to have to get their part 107.

    • @danhouse7565
      @danhouse7565 10 месяцев назад +9

      I think the MLB and NFL are off the hook on this. They are launching their craft INSIDE of a building (yes even open air stadiums youd be technically "inside"... the real menace to society though are those folks out in the parking lot tailgating and throwing that missle waiting for the brats to grill up

    • @thomvos8950
      @thomvos8950 10 месяцев назад +5

      @@danhouse7565 In Europe (idk about the USA) any building which isn’t totally closed off to the outside world is considered outside. So if you for example open a door in your house, your house is considered to be part of the surrounding sky. It’s an absolute mess.

  • @87KNOTSaka100MPH
    @87KNOTSaka100MPH 10 месяцев назад +50

    Did any Karen’s show up at your house asking why you are flying a kite, frisbee and glider so close to their house. 😂

    • @KenHeron
      @KenHeron  10 месяцев назад +8

      🤣

    • @fredfred2363
      @fredfred2363 10 месяцев назад +2

      But hey, you were 100% legit legal flying that spoon.
      You have the paperwork to prove it.

    • @ted_van_loon
      @ted_van_loon 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@fredfred2363 actually not for the spoon since he didn't pay for the additional $200 for the tracker.
      this might be one of his last videos since once the FAA figures this out they will show up at his house to arrest him without trail ofcource, for the crime of high treason(not putting a tracker on a spoon).

    • @Yusefkhanfpv
      @Yusefkhanfpv 5 месяцев назад +1

      🤣 lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @danukepaintball
    @danukepaintball 10 месяцев назад +17

    Interesting. I have asked (through email) 3 times now if I can attach a camera to a kite and fly that in no drone zones where drones are not allowed to fly. I cannot get a reply from them (FAA).

    • @bidenisasnake9932
      @bidenisasnake9932 10 месяцев назад +5

      They're still looking for the answer on a bathroom wall somewhere.

    • @RCAvhstape
      @RCAvhstape 9 месяцев назад

      Careful asking questions you won't like the answer to.

    • @danukepaintball
      @danukepaintball 9 месяцев назад

      @@RCAvhstape Never imagined a very extremely simple "yes" or a "no" would be so difficult to get. Which since they won't say no, it's probably yes, it is legal. They just don't want that getting out and people knowing about it and likely choose to ignore the question being asked.

  • @FoxFaderWorld
    @FoxFaderWorld 10 месяцев назад +7

    Welcome to your new hobby, kids! Have fun!

    • @KenHeron
      @KenHeron  10 месяцев назад +1

      🤪

    • @Yusefkhanfpv
      @Yusefkhanfpv 5 месяцев назад

      These laws are getting worse and worse

  • @grahamsrcmodels9662
    @grahamsrcmodels9662 10 месяцев назад +23

    Great video Ken. As you said the free flight glider doesn't need to comply and the idea would be silly. BUT, I've been thinking recently about what if a 107 person also flies rubber power free flight duration models and uses a radio controlled dethermaliser as some do. Now we DO have a stick and tissue model of very light weight that WOULD have to carry a remote ID I believe.

    • @joshuawfinn
      @joshuawfinn 9 месяцев назад +2

      Don't give them any ideas. Not putting RID on a freeflight plane, and I lost all my RC planes in a tragic boating accident. ;)

  • @eklhaft4531
    @eklhaft4531 10 месяцев назад +16

    I actually have model aircraft above 250g which need registering and I have felt so intimidated about it (as well as getting the license) that I just didn't fly them for the past 3 years. School stress didn't help it either. This was fun though I wanna try that xD

    • @DrewNorthup
      @DrewNorthup 9 месяцев назад +6

      Yep, I have a model airplane (six-foot wingspan, gas engine) that I'll likely never bother to finish at this point. RID is a crock. If it was for safety they'd have leaned hard on the holder of the ADS-B patents and made it possible for small cheap use of the correct protocol & system.

  • @cdmoran998
    @cdmoran998 10 месяцев назад +11

    Sadly, this is a "reasonable" interpretation of the regulations

  • @lesto12321
    @lesto12321 10 месяцев назад +5

    woah, I programmed the Remote ID for my company, the chip we used are few dollar a dozen.
    Yeah of course a good couple of months of programming and testing, and some paperwork, but IMHO those prices are absurdly high, they should be 20$ max.

  • @DonTimmons-kh4dz
    @DonTimmons-kh4dz 2 месяца назад +2

    Man, I should've seen this coming. But at least now I know why back in the 60's I was held in from recess in second grade by my teacher because she caught me shooting paper wads through a straw. She made do this for entire recess, about 15 minutes. Man, we both dodged a bullet there! I'm sure she's well over one hundred years old now, and it wouldn't matter to her if they found out she was having me practice my propulsion systems in this manner while my classmates were having fun playing dodgeball. Let's just keep this our little secret, I'm only about 70 now, and don't want to do the rest of my time on death row.
    Loved the video, thanks for diversifying the insanity.

  • @rrittenhouse
    @rrittenhouse 10 месяцев назад +14

    This right here is the content that we all need LMAO. Fantastic and so brilliant I wish I would have thought of this myself....

  • @HighlandHippie
    @HighlandHippie 10 месяцев назад +17

    Now there is an exemplary and honest part 107 pilot. You're the best Ken!! 👍👍
    (I just hope they don't put flight capability in toasters) 👀

    • @KenHeron
      @KenHeron  10 месяцев назад +3

      HAAAA, thanks bud!

  • @forbiddenera
    @forbiddenera 10 месяцев назад +9

    5:52 I hope you've reported this crash incident to the FAA promptly and properly!

    • @joshuawfinn
      @joshuawfinn 9 месяцев назад +1

      Dang he left the scene of a crash. Tell the NTSB!!!

    • @forbiddenera
      @forbiddenera 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@joshuawfinn and he took all the evidence..and it was obviously all planned for a youtube video..think people would have learned after the last guy did that

    • @jasonjones9888
      @jasonjones9888 9 месяцев назад

      No a bad idea to get everyone to register their paper airplanes and report all the crashes because they are in fact a registered aircraft at that point.

    • @Yusefkhanfpv
      @Yusefkhanfpv 4 месяца назад

      Faa open up

  • @SteadyeddieFPV
    @SteadyeddieFPV 10 месяцев назад +27

    This perfectly describes how I feel in the current regulatory climate. Thank you sir for the excellent and entertaining content.

    • @raiden72
      @raiden72 9 месяцев назад

      It's honestly truly sad that the lawyers have such a choke hold on our society

  • @ImpendingJoker
    @ImpendingJoker 10 месяцев назад +3

    The moto of the FAA: "We're not happy until you're not happy."

  • @Joeyzoom
    @Joeyzoom 10 месяцев назад +9

    This is exactly what I needed for my Monday morning ☕👏

    • @KenHeron
      @KenHeron  10 месяцев назад +2

      So glad!

  • @Just_Klaas
    @Just_Klaas 10 месяцев назад +13

    This is the most satisfyingly funny video on RUclips. And everything is so true (everyone calls everything that flies a drone these days)

  • @richardhykes6939
    @richardhykes6939 10 месяцев назад +6

    The kite flying wasn't the best but you running was The best part of this presentation. You're 50 + take easy there young Man. Keep on flying my friend

  • @Whowhatwherewhy
    @Whowhatwherewhy 10 месяцев назад +6

    Sold all my drone gear to a guy who hadn't figured out he won't be able to fly it - - anywhere.

    • @MS-ig7ku
      @MS-ig7ku Месяц назад

      Yes as far as I can tell the FAA permit doesn't give you rights to fly anywhere, so what good is it?

  • @markmeridian3360
    @markmeridian3360 10 месяцев назад +6

    Funny! The FAA has jumped the shark requiring RID on 250g park flyers. They're insane.

  • @HomeGliders
    @HomeGliders 10 месяцев назад +6

    I love those small balsa gliders. Hours of fun and satisfaction just watching them fly.

    • @Yusefkhanfpv
      @Yusefkhanfpv 5 месяцев назад

      I'm not sure how they will fly with those rid modules

    • @HomeGliders
      @HomeGliders 5 месяцев назад

      @@Yusefkhanfpv Bigger wings

  • @107drones
    @107drones 10 месяцев назад +20

    What if the Frisbee goes beyond VLOS? Will a Karen report you? (Just wondering.)

    • @KenHeron
      @KenHeron  10 месяцев назад +4

      No doubt.
      She's talking with my manager right now...

    • @Carguyforlife
      @Carguyforlife 10 месяцев назад +1

      I wonder how many frisbee-related injuries go unreported to the FAA each year.

    • @yfbb1
      @yfbb1 10 месяцев назад

      VLOS? whats that?

    • @Carguyforlife
      @Carguyforlife 10 месяцев назад

      @@yfbb1 visual line of sight, meaning you can see what ever it is you're flying with you own eyes (no screens, fpv or binoculars)

    • @benfruehling
      @benfruehling 10 месяцев назад +1

      Wait, are you talking about throwing a Frisbee without a visual observer? Kids these days!

  • @thomandstacieverroad8417
    @thomandstacieverroad8417 10 месяцев назад +3

    As a part 107 operator I hate the idiots that have gotten us all over regulated by invading people's privacy and flying like a moron. I hope the FAA puts out stringent enough restrictions that it makes these fools find a different hobby.

    • @Yusefkhanfpv
      @Yusefkhanfpv 5 месяцев назад

      There is only one reason the faa does this: for power and greed.

  • @Glidedon
    @Glidedon 10 месяцев назад +5

    You can’t screw in a light bulb or flush your toilet with out the feds involvement, or go to work or hold church services during an “ emergency “ . How long and how far is this going to go ?

  • @JMprodquad
    @JMprodquad 10 месяцев назад +14

    Ken you never fail to make me laugh no mater what kind of day I’m having… this is why I keep coming back!😂 thanks!

  • @steve2736
    @steve2736 10 месяцев назад +6

    That just be one of your best, most accurate and most truthful videos ever.

  • @dangeroustoman
    @dangeroustoman 10 месяцев назад +5

    Was hoping to see you fly the spoon. 😂😂

  • @Leightr
    @Leightr 10 месяцев назад +8

    I love when I've hiked a few hours to a viewpoint in the wilderness and when I get there there's three different drones buzzing around. I'm waiting for when I can purchase a license to knock them down. I'd happily pay double or triple the cost of a deer tag.

  • @heleti0000
    @heleti0000 10 месяцев назад +6

    Government employees making tules and regulations affecting potentially millions of people, requiring increased staffing to administer - and yet it is blatantly obvious they have no practical understanding of what they are legislating about. Great video 🤣👍🇦🇺

  • @RipRoaringGarage
    @RipRoaringGarage 10 месяцев назад +28

    I loved it. But also, it makes me cry inside. Our country has become a joke.
    I said this in 2005, that once the USAF started calling drone operators as pilots, that little by little a paper airplane would need a tail number, transponder and a type rating and FAA license.

    • @joshuawfinn
      @joshuawfinn 9 месяцев назад +2

      Don't forget that's that same Air Force that loses its own multimillion dollar jets...or sends them through the cockpits of GA aircraft.

  • @jollyrogerhobbies2386
    @jollyrogerhobbies2386 10 месяцев назад +5

    And this is why I sold all my planes, my dji drone and my helicopter (as well as my spectrum DX9). This hobby is now in the trash

  • @ElementofKindness
    @ElementofKindness 10 месяцев назад +4

    As long as you're giving them money, you can register a boulder if you wish.

  • @johnnixon9444
    @johnnixon9444 10 месяцев назад +4

    Watch out Ken you almost caused a passenger jet to crash with that kite 😂

  • @Chris.Davies
    @Chris.Davies 10 месяцев назад +1

    As a disc golfer, I need to point out that what you purchased was an illuminated pot plant drip tray, and not a Flying Disc.
    A Frisbee is a flying disc made exclusively by the Whamo corporation, whose trademark is "Frisbee". It cannot be used to describe a disc made by another company.
    A proper flying discs or golf discs are manufactured by reputable companies, using high quality materials, and excellent designs which create flight shapes which are described by the disc's Flight Rating Numbers, such as 3 4 0 2. The numbers represent the rim width (3 - higher is bigger), glide (4 - higher is better), stability (Negative is understable, 0 is stable, positive numbers are overstable) and fade (2 - 0 is straight, higher numbers mean more radical fade).

    • @KenHeron
      @KenHeron  10 месяцев назад

      Unfortunately, frisbee is what we call them now. Just like when I blow my nose I use a Kleenex. You may not like it but words meanings change over time. I apologize if this comment makes you need and adhesive bandage... I mean Band-Aid. 🤓

  • @michaelewen5498
    @michaelewen5498 10 месяцев назад +9

    What a responsible drone owner!

  • @_BL4CKB1RD_
    @_BL4CKB1RD_ 10 месяцев назад +2

    This is an absolute gem

  • @kinzieconrad105
    @kinzieconrad105 10 месяцев назад +4

    You missed a balloon on a string! and the tether counts towards total weight ! Yes the faa tried to outlaw balloons.

  • @Whowhatwherewhy
    @Whowhatwherewhy 10 месяцев назад +1

    Living between: airport, landing strip, a hospital helipad, a big federally protected dam and waterways, police department, Can't think what else...
    No fun zone.

  • @christopherw568
    @christopherw568 10 месяцев назад +10

    Ken, Your crazy.. but what a great way to show how the FAA works..

    • @choahjinhuay
      @choahjinhuay 10 месяцев назад +1

      *you’re

    • @christopherw568
      @christopherw568 9 месяцев назад

      @@choahjinhuay (Thanks for your correction, but bite me….

  • @ghettorecording2925
    @ghettorecording2925 10 месяцев назад +2

    oldguyFPV asks; Is flying an FPV drone an art form?
    Are drone videos and photos an expression of that art form?
    Are drone videos, and photos, the intellectual property of the drone owner?
    Does the 1st Amendment protect the drone owners intellectual property from arbitrary government control and regulation?
    Does Part 107 violate 1st Amendment protections?
    While using a drone, can the FAA license, regulate and control a private citizen's 1st Amendment right to freedom of expression?
    Can a private citizen’s 1st Amendment intellectual property be sold without the permission and/ or licensing of the FAA?
    Does Part 107 turn 1st Amendment rights and protections into mere privileges that can be arbitrarily denied, regulated and controlled by the will of FAA without due process of law?
    Fly safe, fly free!

  • @nothere7198
    @nothere7198 10 месяцев назад +9

    I didn't know I needed that laugh ! Good one, well played sir ! And you might be histories first FAA legal and certified kite flyer ! Take off just needs a little work, maybe more runway ? 😉

  • @geraldpatrick9463
    @geraldpatrick9463 10 месяцев назад +2

    The most commonly told lie on the internet is, "I have read the terms and conditions...."

  • @johngesualdo1776
    @johngesualdo1776 10 месяцев назад +12

    Very funny! You come up with some good stuff Ken.

  • @dirk013adfa
    @dirk013adfa 10 месяцев назад +1

    Yeah. And I didn't think any Gov dept. could get WORSE than the FCC. Good job at lowering the bar, FAA.

  • @SongbirdFPV
    @SongbirdFPV 10 месяцев назад +4

    What about the spoon!!!!

    • @KenHeron
      @KenHeron  10 месяцев назад +3

      Had a fly away with the spoon. Not sure where it went.

    • @Yusefkhanfpv
      @Yusefkhanfpv 4 месяца назад

      ​@@KenHeronreport the crash to the faa

  • @stevieg6616
    @stevieg6616 10 месяцев назад +3

    This is why airspace should have layers. Personal, professional, manned aircraft. Huh if only there was a perfectly working example the faa was already using that shows this in action… oh wait there is the airspace of airports!

  • @cheapskateaviation
    @cheapskateaviation 10 месяцев назад +7

    Great video, some of the FAA rules are just ridiculous 😂. I'm a private pilot but do a little bit of RC flying as well. I know that with a private pilot certificate it's super easy to get a part 107 certificate, but I worry about things like this where maybe I'll actually be more liable with a 107

  • @TheDroneRanger215
    @TheDroneRanger215 10 месяцев назад +7

    What about paper airplanes? 😂

  • @damorgman
    @damorgman 10 месяцев назад +3

    FAA registrations have gone up 500% since this video. In related news, the FAA has announced that since it now projects a budget surplus this year, employees will enjoy a free pizza lunch every Friday.

  • @nicksavage4763
    @nicksavage4763 10 месяцев назад +4

    Thanks Ken
    for Exposing Gov
    HYPOCRICY

  • @the.original.throwback
    @the.original.throwback 10 месяцев назад +4

    OMG! The FAA will for sure recruit you as their new director! Well done!

  • @mjordan812
    @mjordan812 7 месяцев назад

    I just had a bit of back and forth with the FAA (I took a couple of tries before I was able to clearly define my question)
    As a Part 107 pilot, the only UASes that need to be individually registered are those that are flown under Part 107.
    Those that I fly purely for recreation need only the "Group" registration - i.e. the single shared registration number.

  • @wannagetfly_6386
    @wannagetfly_6386 10 месяцев назад +4

    Fantastic work!
    Now did i see a charge of $5 for the balsa plane to be "Added?"
    Suddenly i am beginning to understand RID

  • @boydw1
    @boydw1 10 месяцев назад +2

    There's a bunch of birds in my neighborhood that should probably be registered & carrying an RID - I mean, they're autonomous flying devices right? Do we report the Fish & Wildlife service to the FAA for failure to register & RID equip these autonomous drones?

    • @Yusefkhanfpv
      @Yusefkhanfpv 4 месяца назад

      I was just thinking that.

  • @richardamiss7000
    @richardamiss7000 10 месяцев назад +4

    Great video. This does bring up a legit question for model free flight. I guess if you stay within VLOS you're fine, even if you can do nothing about it! 😂

    • @jacobsoby3910
      @jacobsoby3910 10 месяцев назад +1

      Air Hogs are no longer legal.

  • @kevinpritchard3592
    @kevinpritchard3592 9 месяцев назад +1

    Well done kind sir putting a spot light on the idiots that come up with this junk.

  • @CaptDicker
    @CaptDicker 10 месяцев назад +3

    I love your energy, thanks for sharing!

    • @KenHeron
      @KenHeron  10 месяцев назад +1

      You are so welcome

  • @RoySATX
    @RoySATX 10 месяцев назад +2

    Finally, someone made sense of it all.

  • @pdtech4524
    @pdtech4524 10 месяцев назад +3

    What a complete kerfuffle⚠️😲😳
    Same story here in the UK with the CAA.....
    I honestly doubt plastic 'toys' flying at tree top level or below should even be required to be regulated by the FAA or CAA.
    I'd much rather they concentrate on manned aviation.
    I don't see the Department for Transport wanting to regulate RC cars or off road RC buggies?😲⚠️😳

    • @KenHeron
      @KenHeron  10 месяцев назад +1

      🤘🇬🇧🤘

  • @freesk8
    @freesk8 10 месяцев назад +1

    Badges? We don't got no stinkin' badges. We don't got to show you no stinkin' badges!

  • @nospamallowed4890
    @nospamallowed4890 10 месяцев назад +8

    That was hilarious. I hope you recover the investment. And hey! The frisbie and kite drones kind of flew too with the extra weight.
    Jokes aside, it seems that the model plane aficionados in some countries are ranting against the stupid licenses that they are now being subjected just to fly their planes for fun. They better not do videos or they'll have these problems too!

  • @machinegundroner9411
    @machinegundroner9411 10 месяцев назад +1

    This makes a great point when arguing for SHIELDED OPERATIONS for model aircraft and drones.

  • @TheCebulon
    @TheCebulon 10 месяцев назад +3

    Love it.
    Better legal than safe!

  • @ajwilson605
    @ajwilson605 10 месяцев назад +2

    Having to remote ID your golf ball could really throw off your game......

  • @rickcoleman8903
    @rickcoleman8903 10 месяцев назад +3

    This is what never ending far reaching regulations look like.

  • @engineer12v
    @engineer12v 10 месяцев назад +1

    Hahaha great video I was rolling!😂😂😂😂
    Some congressman needs to see this!

  • @VOByRobbins
    @VOByRobbins 10 месяцев назад +4

    This was hilarious and truly a great illustration of our dumb ass government!!!!!

  • @TheEviling
    @TheEviling 10 месяцев назад +1

    I have a feeling a birthday baloon would require this aswell.

  • @SeabornNomad
    @SeabornNomad 10 месяцев назад +4

    If only they'd take your point. We're sick of fees, being licensed, and taxed to death. They're slowly taking away all our rights "for safety".

    • @Redbikemaster
      @Redbikemaster 9 месяцев назад +1

      Gun owners: "First time?"

  • @fpvpilot7713
    @fpvpilot7713 10 месяцев назад +2

    Just get a full size paraplane or hot air balloon and you wont need anything. But they are not dangerous like smaller radio controlled models.

  • @rc-fannl7364
    @rc-fannl7364 10 месяцев назад +4

    Not sure if you had the fun you expected, when trying to fly these "200% legal drones" but we sure had when watching you, lol.

  • @Clickumentary
    @Clickumentary 10 месяцев назад +2

    This is absolutely hilarious! Exhibit A for "NOT GETTING PART 107"

  • @EthanMerbaum
    @EthanMerbaum 9 месяцев назад +1

    5:55 you have to log that crash with the faa and get it recertified also a full blown faa investigation is required now

    • @Yusefkhanfpv
      @Yusefkhanfpv 4 месяца назад

      An unregistered piece of dust blown in the wind. Now the faa is investigating.

  • @glowplug4762
    @glowplug4762 10 месяцев назад +2

    For kicks I registered my 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup.
    You never know, it might get a little airborne playing offroad and an unregistered 6,5000 pound pickup truck flying though the air could be seriously dangerous to real low flying aircraft!

    • @KenHeron
      @KenHeron  10 месяцев назад +1

      🤣

    • @glowplug4762
      @glowplug4762 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@KenHeron I wonder where I should display the ID#. FAA instructions are not that clear when it applies to motor vehicle "drones"

  • @thedanyesful
    @thedanyesful 10 месяцев назад +1

    Great video. I love the narration and the concept.

  • @stanleydenning
    @stanleydenning 10 месяцев назад +2

    Next year, if you plan to travel by commercial or private aircraft, you will be required to register your underpants.

  • @kirkglundal4289
    @kirkglundal4289 10 месяцев назад +1

    Lol, I think I'd rather play golf! Oh, wait a minute! Do I have to register my golf balls?

  • @KensaiProductions
    @KensaiProductions 9 месяцев назад +1

    While I know this was for comedic and satirical commentary, I have in fact flown a GoPro on a kite to get imagery for Real Estate and Vacation Home clients.