Another Drone Pilot does it Again
#2351
I bet if they are in prison, they won't have access to drugs, or weapons, or even cell phones.
Oh wait..those are all available, even things like power tools to help prisoners cut through pipes and escape. Being in prison won't exclude stuff like that from happening, just makes it harder. I am waiting for the day though where a prisoner gets his hands on a drone and flies it out of the prison for some reason. "it's just a matter of time"
As for drunk driving, I'm sure there are some who have escaped prison sentences after one or more arrests, each case should be looked at on it's own merits. Mandatory sentences don't always work out well. CT is pretty tough on drunk driving....constant checkpoint stops in this state. Not sure who got locked up for having a unlocked gun in their home...obviously something more to that story than we know.
Oh wait..those are all available, even things like power tools to help prisoners cut through pipes and escape. Being in prison won't exclude stuff like that from happening, just makes it harder. I am waiting for the day though where a prisoner gets his hands on a drone and flies it out of the prison for some reason. "it's just a matter of time"
As for drunk driving, I'm sure there are some who have escaped prison sentences after one or more arrests, each case should be looked at on it's own merits. Mandatory sentences don't always work out well. CT is pretty tough on drunk driving....constant checkpoint stops in this state. Not sure who got locked up for having a unlocked gun in their home...obviously something more to that story than we know.
and getting away with it. By the way If your state is tough on drunk driving good for you but not all states are. As for guns some locations have laws that require you to keep your gun locked up I believe San francisco is one and Los angles just passed the same law look it
up for yourself.
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Well when you find out that prisoners are flying RC craft out of prisons and interfering with full scale aviation be sure and let us know. I think we all know there can be the occasional exception to everything but I don't think we will ever see inmates flying RC out side of prison at will
and getting away with it. By the way If your state is tough on drunk driving good for you but not all states are. As for guns some locations have laws that require you to keep your gun locked up I believe San francisco is one and Los angles just passed the same law look it
up for yourself.
and getting away with it. By the way If your state is tough on drunk driving good for you but not all states are. As for guns some locations have laws that require you to keep your gun locked up I believe San francisco is one and Los angles just passed the same law look it
up for yourself.
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http://video.foxnews.com/v/441128330...#sp=show-clips
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Joke all you want, but here is proof this is a problem. Do you realize the potential effects this will have on our hobby if it continues.?
http://video.foxnews.com/v/441128330...#sp=show-clips
http://video.foxnews.com/v/441128330...#sp=show-clips
Flap there are weekly reports of "sightings"....after a year you would have thought they would have caught someone. These will continue, without a significantly adverse affect on the hobby I might add. After how many years now what has the FAA done that has really affected the hobby? Did you see the latest advisory from them?
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For sure these drones are a big problem for all of us in this hobby, when I buy a plane, I wonder if I will even get to fly it for long, I think this problem we are having with the drone will cost us all dearly with the loss of this hobby, sure wish the AMA had not endorsed the drones, its already costing us more money with the AMA raising its price to fight the problems these dang things have caused!
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Should I call it sad, cute, terrifying, perhaps ironic....or say that it's going to bring an end to the hobby as we know it?
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Joke all you want, but here is proof this is a problem. Do you realize the potential effects this will have on our hobby if it continues.?
http://video.foxnews.com/v/441128330...#sp=show-clips
http://video.foxnews.com/v/441128330...#sp=show-clips
#2365
The video makes no sense or the report has it all wrong. Note the red circle between Newark and JFK. If this is the area of sightings it's all screwed up because if the 4 flights were 8 to 13 miles off 4R a newark they would have been South West of Newark not in the red circle. besides it's legal to fly where they were reported just not that high.
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Mother nature's solution. Quick and definitive!
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Porcia: I regret telling you that video is photoshopped to death, and not the least bit funny, and that kind of stuff, is not helping this situation we face. Some people say, OH, the Sky is Falling!! Others say, Awe, no big deal, others say well, it may contribute to full scale aircraft safety, which it has shown repeatedly on the news, so this is not a joking matter at all. This hobby, is in dire danger, why? because of idiots repeatedly violating FAA Rules. The FAA , your right, has not made any MAJOR decisions on this, but they will one day. Just wait until an airliner or any full scale manned aircraft goes down because if this. Then you may see the Light!
I'll disagree on the "hobby is in dire danger" comment as well. Honestly I think that sentiment is alarmist and does nothing for the hobby, just fodder for threads. As does "wait til a drone brings down a plane". Of course it might happen, just as it might have happened years ago when planes were flying at 10,000 feet with FPV gear. Was the hobby in dire danger then too? For the idiots who broke the rules then, and might do so in the future and are caught, they should be punished accordingly. A few tough luck cases, 10's of thousands in fines, and perhaps some time in the pokey will hopefully dissuade others from doing the same thing.
I'm glad the FAA hasn't made a major decision yet....major decisions are sometimes made hastily and have some pretty negative consequences not originally thought of. At least we're seeing a tiered approach to this issue, and so far nothing horrible for the hobby (or at least a big part of it).