I guess that whole "common sense" thing just flew right over your head like a Mavic with no lights at night.
* Does the 107 guarantee safe flight? No. Any housewife who's never flown a drone in her life can get one. The 107 just means you know how to take tests. Period.
* Does the night waiver guarantee safe flight at night. No. Being a safe night pilot guarantees safe night flight.
* Does the night waiver guarantee the operator knows how to fly safely at night? No.
* Does the night waiver make a pilot any more aware of night traffic? No. Check out this video...LOOOOONG before the 107 was even thought of.
BEFORE there was the 107 OR "night wavers," High Flight Media had night time safety protocols FIRMLY in place. BAM!!!
* Does flying LOS guarantee safe flight? No. FPV essentially puts you in the cockpit, which is where EVERY pilot would prefer to be. Tell a pilot that it's safer to fly his plane via remote control from the ground. I would argue that FPV capabilities SAVED me (and many pilots) from crashing MANY times.
Discuss.
D