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

[Jeff Krauss]

At 09:48 PM 5/5/2014, Ed Tobias wrote:
>Forget about defining "model airplanes." FAA rule 2009 also lists 
>"Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)" as prohibited in that airspace. 
>That's the technical term for what are commonly referred to as 
>"drones."   It seems pretty definitive to me.

Not definitive at all.  It's only an agency rule.
See http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&id=9455 and 
the NTSB ALJ decision.

>Ed
>Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID. Please excuse typos.
>
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>Jeff Krauss <jeff at krauss.ws> wrote:
>
>Of course, the FAA regulations are merely agency rules, not laws.
>They have the force of law until they are challenged, and overturned,
>as being arbitrary and capricious.
>Model airplanes are prohibited?  Really?
>
>I stayed in a Holiday Inn not too long ago.
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>At 09:14 PM 5/5/2014, Dewey wrote:
> >No argument with the question, after all, we are talking about human lives!
> >The problem is as Merlin already pointed out... "model aircraft" are
> >specifically listed as restricted in the DC FRZ.  However, it was the NTSB
> >Administrative Law Judge who pointed out the problem with the apparent lack
> >of definition for "model aircraft".  I'm not a lawyer, do not play one, and
> >don't remember if I've ever stayed at a Holiday Inn, but I still say that
> >the precedence has been set with the overturning of the FAA's fine.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Jeff Krauss [mailto:jeff at krauss.ws]
> >Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 21:05
> >To: merlin at merlinjacobs.com; Dewey; Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
> >Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Washingtonian: This Illegal Drone Footage ofDC
> >IsBeautiful
> >
> >The FAA may well be overreaching on the general subject of those
> >model airplanes called "drones".
> >But is anyone going to take them on for their rules for the DC Flight
> >Restricted Zone?
> >
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