That 400' “floor” doesn’t exist. Stop perpetuating that myth.

From the very FAR you cite:

Uh-huh. Citing FAA rules and trying to break down the intricacies of real flying to a traffic based analogy is a strawman. Ok.

As stated: you’re not gonna see that drone until it’s too late. The laws are there to protect the people in the air. Expecting me to see a 1x1' white object in the sky in time to not hit it is…

Wow. You’re just not getting it.

Yes, we are to maneuver when possible to avoid a collision. Just like the truck would try to not splatter a pedestrian at 80mph. But given the speeds and the damn near impossibility to see the drone, we’re most likely are not going to see it until it’s far too late. Sort of like a…

You cannot reasonably expect the helicopter, the less maneuverable and larger aircraft, travelling at higher speeds, to both see and maneuver out of the way in time in order to not hit the tiny white floating object.

You’re not flying “into a drone.” You are flying a steady and normal course, at normal speeds, and…

Ah ok.

Segregated airspace means you’d need more controlled airspace. Golf Airspace (0-1200ft AGL unless near airports, 0-700ft AGL or as depicted) is completely uncontrolled and requires constant airspace surveillance by aircraft. Having a protected airspace below 400ftAGL would complicate just about everything.

Reall…

Finally someone else with experience. And I agree, the fuzziness of UAS operation and legal rotary operation is not great. It makes me nervous around some of the higher population areas, though we only fly low-level (80-200ft) over an approved lake complex. There’s still enough boats and docks that a drone could be in…

And it’s nearly impossible to spot a little white floating thing with no lighting when you’re going 120KIAS in a legal manner. As I stated in another comment, it’s hard to break out a buzzard or hawk, which is colored in a way that stands out in the sky, let alone a tiny white drone ABOVE THE HORIZON.

Source: Me, 350+…

That is wrong. Below 400ft is not protected airspace for UAVs. Rather, it’s uncontrolled airspace for all aircraft. Especially over water, any altitude is permitted.

Please refresh your FAA FAR/AIM familiarity. The 400ft rule is to protect aircraft *from* drone collisions at higher altitudes.

Go read some FAA FAR/AIMs. It’s not my logic, it’s the law.

FAA rules state that helicopters have right of way vs UAVs. Just as Hot Air Balloons have right of way vs helicopters.

Do you really expect me to be bale to see a 1x1' drone as I’m flying (legally) at 120KIAS, recognize what it is, and maneuver out of the way in time? Turkey Buzzards and hawks are hard enough, and…

No. Helicopters have right of way vs UAVs. (FAA)

Also, do you really expect to see a small 1ft-wide UAV while travelling at 90-120KIAS?

I can tell you that TURKEY BUZZARDS of all things can be hard to spot even in straight and level flight until they’re almost under your rotor disc under some circumstances. UAVs and…

Not available in automatic, and I would definitely not recommend the RS back-smashing suspension to an old lady. (Speaking as a ‘13 ST owner who loves his car.)

Enter The Gungeon. I’d put maybe 20-ish hours back when I got it a year ago or so, but man has it bit me hard now. With Advanced Gungeons & Dragons it’s eased the difficulty spikes and some of the weapon/item combos make for a ton of fun. I can’t put it down.

Mostly. Sort of. It’s called a “return-to-target” turn. Aft cyclic into a fairly steep climb, then kick the tail-around with the pedals, dive back to target.

As I mentioned above, it’s not really all that valuable as for a moment you’re not moving very much in the vertical plane. Hanging there, canopy exposed to the…

Depends on the rotor system type. Mast bumping isn’t a thing on fully articulated rotor systems, only semi-rigid (and maybe rigid, I haven’t flown those) like the UH-1/AH-1.

I think we have different definitions of “bold.” There’s a lot that a helicopter can do while still staying within the envelope. And a good pilot will push that envelope (and are already familiar with it) when the mission or lives depend on it.


Then you have pilots that push the envelope for no reason other than to…

Unless it makes them cower in the face of your piloting prowess. Eg Poe Dameron

“Longbow” is just an AH-64D. It’s the name for the FCR.

Yes, Apaches “can” do loops. But they have no tactical value at all, and serve only to stress the rotor system.

Add to that the risk of mushing during the recovery, and they can become dangerous.

Other aircraft with rigid rotor systems, such as the Lynx, can…

Yeah you can run into a lot of issues showboating like that. Not to mention a lot of additional stressors on the rotorblades and hub that can and will bite you in the ass later.