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

[UpstatePanther]

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.

Yes actually I do. The cost of these drones would force these businesses to hire trained operators that can avoid other craft in the air. It would also drive innovation in technology to keep these drones from crashing into one another.

[Proudiddy]

If I'm not mistaken, I believe it was our preseason game against the Chiefs last season that I went to, there was a report afterwards that authorities were investigating a drone flying over BOA stadium that appeared to be for filming...  Interesting.

[Riverboat Ron]

I'm imagining these teams flying around huge predator drones and opposing teams shooting them down with advanced anti-air systems. 

[Montsta]

I signed up for the no-fly list. It's like the do-not-call list except it's for drones. You fugers fly that poo over my house and you'll catch a fine.

[Squirrel]

Need a section 333 exemption for commercial use.  As long as the UAV isnt over 55 lbs, not operated above 200ft and not near a airport the FAA is autmatically granting them.  So no reason for the teams not to get them.  FAA wants to be ahead of this before it becomes a problem and cant blame them. 

[ItsPantone278]

[csx]

Are you complaining about  having to register a drone for commercial purposes in the same paragraph you are saying you understand the necessity of registering a drone for commercial purposes?

And just because you own property does not mean you own the airspace above and mineral rights below. 

 

 

[Snake]

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

lol that's not the only thing they block.

[Mother Grabber]

if they were flying an RC plane around the stadium for fun, no one would give two poos.  Since they were filming their own practice while doing it, suddenly its a big deal.  A nice example of too much government.

[csx]

I'm all for as much government as it takes to keep restrictions on a sky full of drones. Who the fug wants that?

And they could use a rc plane or helicopter legally. Drones are classidied differently since they have longer range and the ability to fly themselves. They were invented for military purposes after all. 

[TN05]

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.

How high up in the sky? 100 feet? 1,000 feet? Space?

[UpstatePanther]

How high up in the sky? 100 feet? 1,000 feet? Space?

 

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. 

[TN05]

 

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. 

So what height would you generally suggest?

[GRWatcher]

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.

Well, tell me. Just who is going to check that all these unmanned, unregistered drones are also unarmed and are truly flown by a "private business" and not a leaderless local terrorist? You? Drones can be weapons (duh!) and that is why the government is rushing to catch up the law to control them. Again, technology has outdistanced the laws.