The extra crazy part is that the safest places to fly a drone tend to be places where there is no internet service. I live on the edge of a metro area and I drive 20m into the middle of nowhere, up an unmarked dirt trail to launch and fly around looking at the pretty scenery. By going that far out, I know for sure there are no other people, certainly no aircraft under 500 ft and no chance I'm going to injure, bother or even be seen by anybody.
I go there because it's so safe and stress-free. If I were to even hear a vehicle or aircraft in the distance, I'd land immediately (though that's never happened). Where I fly, not only is there no internet service, there's no cellular voice service.
So the FAA has basically assured that I have little incentive to follow their rules. I don't want to start flying within cellular data service range because people, property and aircraft tend to be in those places.
I go there because it's so safe and stress-free. If I were to even hear a vehicle or aircraft in the distance, I'd land immediately (though that's never happened). Where I fly, not only is there no internet service, there's no cellular voice service.
So the FAA has basically assured that I have little incentive to follow their rules. I don't want to start flying within cellular data service range because people, property and aircraft tend to be in those places.