Well, the rules - they are kinda mutually exclusive. Civilian aircraft are to stay 500 feet away from any person, vehicle or structure. Normally that is interpreted as a 500 foot AGL floor unless involved in takeoff or landing.
Drones are supposed to be below 500 feet. And Civil aircraft can fly over private property with impunity. Much to the chagrin of many homeowners in rural areas. From: That One Guy /sarcasm Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2015 3:13 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] FAA levies $1.9 M civil penalty If they had to follow existing aircraft rules, perfect with the caveat of them being over private property without consent, you should be able to destroy them On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: I have the complete opposite position. Not trolling, that's just how I feel. Apply existing regulations where appropriate. Nothing new is required. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "That One Guy /sarcasm" <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2015 3:31:29 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] FAA levies $1.9 M civil penalty good, I hope they go bankrupt. These drones need to get reigned in, and it needs to be legal to shoot them down. Assholes have been disrespectful with these things from day one On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Hardy, Tim <tha...@comsearch.com> wrote: The Federal Aviation Administration wants to levy the “largest civil penalty” it has proposed against an unmanned aircraft system operator “for endangering the safety of our airspace” by operating drones in a “careless or reckless manner,” the agency said in a Tuesday announcement. The proposed $1.9 million civil penalty against SkyPan International of Chicago alleges that between March 21, 2012, and Dec. 15, 2014, SkyPan conducted 65 unauthorized operations “in some of our most congested airspace and heavily populated cities [including New York City and Chicago], violating airspace regulations and various operating rules,” the FAA said. The flights involved aerial photography, and the aircraft were “not equipped with a two-way radio, transponder, and altitude-reporting equipment,” the FAA said. SkyPan also failed to obtain a certificate of waiver or authorization for the operations, the release said. SkyPan has 30 days to respond to the FAA’s enforcement letter, it said. SkyPan didn’t have an immediate comment. -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
