DG and the insanity of CAA part 101

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone and also referred to as an unpiloted aerial vehicle and a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard.

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DG and the insanity of CAA part 101

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So, The guys over at part 101 are apparently forcing RPAS operators to have all of their pilots undergo DG training. So, dg training I guess is not a bad thing but is it really necessary for pilots to have DG training. It is a good thing to understand what the dangers of a LIPO battery is but to have all pilots in a company have DG training is unnecessary, especially when part 101 forbids the carry of dangerous goods on-board UAV's. This is specifically true for companies in the film industry that will never apply to transport DG onboard their aircraft.
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Re: DG and the insanity of CAA part 101

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Krieses wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2019 7:33 am So, The guys over at part 101 are apparently forcing RPAS operators to have all of their pilots undergo DG training. So, dg training I guess is not a bad thing but is it really necessary for pilots to have DG training. It is a good thing to understand what the dangers of a LIPO battery is but to have all pilots in a company have DG training is unnecessary, especially when part 101 forbids the carry of dangerous goods on-board UAV's. This is specifically true for companies in the film industry that will never apply to transport DG onboard their aircraft.
Sanity has nothing to with it, it's just another percieved ICAO box to be ticked. In this case your drone operators need a course so that they understand what they are NOT allowed to carry, which would make some sense if you were carrying cargo, but if you aren't it doesn't. Theres typically no sense in arguing this otherwise commonsense point with the authorities as not having all rules apply to everybody is complicated, tiresome and would mean more work for them. It's much easier to just tell you that everybody needs the $150 two year recurring course. It's not their money and time, why would they care!?
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Re: DG and the insanity of CAA part 101

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Chuck wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:21 am
Krieses wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2019 7:33 am So, The guys over at part 101 are apparently forcing RPAS operators to have all of their pilots undergo DG training. So, dg training I guess is not a bad thing but is it really necessary for pilots to have DG training. It is a good thing to understand what the dangers of a LIPO battery is but to have all pilots in a company have DG training is unnecessary, especially when part 101 forbids the carry of dangerous goods on-board UAV's. This is specifically true for companies in the film industry that will never apply to transport DG onboard their aircraft.
Sanity has nothing to with it, it's just another percieved ICAO box to be ticked. In this case your drone operators need a course so that they understand what they are NOT allowed to carry, which would make some sense if you were carrying cargo, but if you aren't it doesn't. Theres typically no sense in arguing this otherwise commonsense point with the authorities as not having all rules apply to everybody is complicated, tiresome and would mean more work for them. It's much easier to just tell you that everybody needs the $150 two year recurring course. It's not their money and time, why would they care!?

Could not have put it better, very well said Chuck.

In essence if your going to make such a fuss about a simple relatively cheap 1 day course then perhaps consider another means of using your time to make money. Its a non event in the scope of other challenges you may face.

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