ORIGINAL: cfircav8r
ORIGINAL: Sport_Pilot
Since when was shooting pumpkins in the air a criminal offense? Should the Discovery channel be charged? It would appear to me the pumpkins get well into navigable airspace, for they go well over 3,000 feet and therefore must go 3,000 feet up. Does the FAA have any regulations that cover this?
The FAA does have a regulation that covers this. I don't remember the exact reg, but it states that damaging an aircraft, and disruption of air traffic is a punishable offense. So while shooting pumpkins in and of itself is not illegal doing it in a manner that causes harm to an aircraft in any way or at any time is illegal.
Then would that same regulation cover someone who recklessly fly's a model airplane directly in the path of a full scale aircraft? And could the AMA convince the FAA that this regulation is all they need?