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

[merlin at merlinjacobs.com]

Well, I hope the FAA is over reaching since I have several drones and would 
love to fly them is DC, but you know how big brother can be.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Dewey
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 8:48 PM
To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Washingtonian: This Illegal Drone Footage ofDC 
IsBeautiful

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.

-----Original Message-----
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

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