[Scan-DC] Washingtonian: This Illegal Drone Footage of DC IsBeautiful

[merlin at merlinjacobs.com]

It is illegal:
FAA Rule 2009:
THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED WITHIN THE DC FRZ: FLIGHT 
TRAINING, AEROBATIC FLIGHT, PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES, GLIDER 
OPERATIONS, PARACHUTE OPERATIONS, ULTRA LIGHT, HANG GLIDING, BALLOON 
OPERATIONS, TETHERED BALLOONS, AGRICULTURE/CROP DUSTING, ANIMAL POPULATION 
CONTROL FLIGHT OPERATIONS, BANNER TOWING OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE TEST 
FLIGHTS, MODEL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS, MODEL ROCKETRY, FLOAT PLANE OPERATIONS, 
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) AND AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS OPERATING FROM A 
SHIP OR PRIVATE/CORPORATE YACHT

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jeff Krauss
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 8:08 PM
To: merlin at merlinjacobs.com ; Alan Henney ; Scan DC
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Washingtonian: This Illegal Drone Footage of DC 
IsBeautiful

Probably removed because someone claimed it is illegal to fly these here.
That's still in dispute, since some argue that
model airplane rules apply to these.


At 07:57 PM 5/5/2014, merlin at merlinjacobs.com wrote:
>Interesting the video has been removed from the Washingtonian and 
>Vimeo. -----Original Message----- From: Alan Henney Sent: Sunday, May 04, 
>2014 1:12 AM To: Scan DC Subject: [Scan-DC] Washingtonian: This Illegal 
>Drone Footage of DC IsBeautiful From Washingtonian.  I can’t identify any 
>of the landmarks in this video... is it just me? http://tinyurl.com/k2afwjw 
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