"Greg Copeland" wrote in message news
On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:42:44 -0700, Randy Aldous wrote:

[snip]
- The Sheriff's Cmdr. apparently doesn't understand the difference
between the RC Models and a UAV.

Agreed. Plus, he's talking about flying these things in ANY area where
other aircraft are certain to be...such as during high visibility crimes
(bank robberies, hostages, etc...). For certain news will want to be in
the area...now suddenly, with no coordination with the FAA, he expects
helicopter crews to see and avoid tiny, 5-lbs craft. That Sheriff seems
pretty nutty to me.

Greg


New 'copters are required to remain a certain altitude above any 'event', and these 'tiny' aircraft will most likely not
be over a couple hundred feet AGL. The cops would be talking to the cops 'copter if present for coordination purposes...