[Flick Lives]

The FAA policy is tolerance for frivolous entertainment but not for life-and-death missions. You can play with a model airplane all you want, and the bureaucrats will leave you alone. But dare to look for a missing toddler, and there will be hell to pay.

The FAA wants small lost children to die.

[Hulka]

It is line of sight related.

Model planes below 400’ and within line of sight of the operator are okay.

It is operation of RPVs that are outside line-of-sight (and in weather) that presents the problem.

How does a RPV beyond line of sight ‘see and avoid’ another platform/aircraft searching as well?

Sense and avoid technology is emerging and has a long way to go.

Searching using RPVs can be done beyond line of sight and airspace notices (NOTAMS) have to be issued because many other manned/unmanned platforms will also be in the area, either as part of the search or flying generally.

If the RPV hit a manned aircraft and it crashed then the coverage would be hostile to letting RPVs fly into such a dense search area.

[Elsie]

The FAA wants small lost children to die.

That's because they HATE them!

Many of those officials have been stuck on planes with crying children.

It's no WONDER they want them ALL to DIE!!!