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

[Dewey]

Oh boy, here we go...

Yes, FAA is "trying" to do something, but is it enforceable???  This is why photographer Raphael Pirker flying his drone in 2011 beat his case, actually fine earlier this year.  The NTSB Administrative Law Judge found the FAA rule overreaching (my word).  The judge himself stated that by the FAA's interpretation, the regulations would apply to anyone flying a paper or toy balsa plane.  I'm not saying that the FAA was wrong per se, but only pointing out that the precedence has been set until the FAA can come up with a better rule. 

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From: Scan-DC [mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of merlin at merlinjacobs.com
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 20:19
To: Alan Henney; Scan DC; Jeff Krauss
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Washingtonian: This Illegal Drone Footage of DC IsBeautiful

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