Three teams in trouble with the FAA for using drones to film practices

[Mr. Scot]

...and I bet you can guess who one of them is.

FAA says it is probing NFL teams use of drones to film practices

Now, in this case, the teams are filming their own practices.  The problem is that they didn't get the proper permissions from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly these drones for commercial use.

So nobody is using drones to film their opponent's practices...

 

 

 

...yet.

[PhillyB]

probably testing on their own facilities.

[Mr. Scot]

probably testing on their own facilities.

But surely they wouldn't go back and try something like that again after last time.

I mean, they learned their lesson.  Right?

[R0CKnR0LLA]

It's stupid that you need the government's permission to fly a small little drone on your own property.

[Batman]

It's stupid that you need the government's permission to fly a small little drone on your own property.

You know people that own air space? Do tell more.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

I figured they were treated the same as RC airplanes...when did they start with this waiver thing?

https://www.faa.gov/uas/model_aircraft/

[Mr. Scot]

I figured they were treated the same as RC airplanes...when did they start with this waiver thing?

https://www.faa.gov/uas/model_aircraft/

I think the phrase "commercial purposes" is the crux of the issue.

[goodoleboy]

It's stupid that you need the government's permission to fly a small little drone on your own property.

You don't.

The key phrase here is "for commercial use". Amazon wants to use them to deliver packages. Got to have some parameters and control or the sky would be littered with these things.

[UpstatePanther]

It's stupid that you need the government's permission to fly a small little drone on your own property.

that's what happens when you live in a nanny police state...

[UpstatePanther]

You know people that own air space? Do tell more.

the space above your property is an extension of your property, just as the ground below it is. 

The same way you own any mineral deposit you find under your property, you also own the resource above it which is the very space above it.

[JawnyBlaze]

no individuals owns any airspace as far as I know.  all airspace is the property of the government.  for that reason you can't tell airline companies they can't fly over your property or anything like that.

[UpstatePanther]

You don't.

The key phrase here is "for commercial use". Amazon wants to use them to deliver packages. Got to have some parameters and control or the sky would be littered with these things.

private businesses ought to be entitled to the same rights as individuals. 

I understand the need to register aircraft and track their whereabouts. But it shouldn't be illegal to fly unmanned aircraft without Big Brother's permission. I think an alternative should be steeper penalties for property damage and personal injury.

[goodoleboy]

private businesses ought to be entitled to the same rights as individuals. 

I understand the need to register aircraft and track their whereabouts. But it shouldn't be illegal to fly unmanned aircraft without Big Brother's permission. I think an alternative should be steeper penalties for property damage and personal injury.

So you think Amazon or Dominos should be able to put a few hundred thousand of these in the sky with no government control ? A hobby is one thing. Commercial use is another.

[UpstatePanther]

no individuals owns any airspace as far as I know.  all airspace is the property of the government.  for that reason you can't tell airline companies they can't fly over your property or anything like that.

naturally, the private ownership of airspace cannot extend indefinitely. There has to be an limit at which other aircraft can fly, but who needs to fly drones for personal use at 30,000 feet? Similarly, what business entity needs to fly 300 feet above my house without my consent, no matter where I live? Come on now. We can't be extremists about this. 

Someone who owns a farm in rural NC miles from an airport can have a higher private property ceiling than someone living next door to Charlotte Douglas Int.'l.