And now we have another state jumping on the bandwagon, as posted in the warbird forum:
[h=2]Utah House and Senate pass bill making it a Class B Misdemeanor to fly above 400 feet[/h]
Today the House passed senate bill 111 which effectively destroys large/giant scale airplanes in Utah by limiting us to 400 feet agl. This makes it a class B misdemeanor for if violated (after 1 written warning and 1 infraction).
Almost all of my hangar is large scale warbirds... then of course the 3D community, the aerobatic guys, the sail plane guys... sheesh.. I don't even know what to say...
304 (7) An individual may not operate an unmanned aircraft at an altitude that is higher
[HR][/HR]305 than 400 feet above ground level unless the unmanned aircraft:
306 (a) is flown within a 400-foot radius of a structure; and
307 (b) does not fly higher than 400 feet above the structure's immediate uppermost limit.
308 (8) (a) An individual who violates this section is liable for any damages that may result
309 from the violation.
310 (b) A law enforcement officer shall issue a written warning to an individual who
311 violates this section who has not previously received a written warning for a violation of this
312 section.
313 (c) Except as provided in Subsection (8)(d), an individual who violates this section
314 after receiving a written warning for a previous violation of this section is guilty of an
315 infraction.
316 (d) An individual who violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor for each
317 conviction of a violation of this section after the individual is convicted of an infraction or a
318 misdemeanor for a previous violation of this section.
It will be interesting to know how the LEOs are going to enforce this one since 400 feet is very difficult to judge from the ground and at a distance