[NSRCA-discussion] FAA scolds sheriff for flying drone

[White, Chris]

It makes me ill to think how the Feds might continue with this....RC
aircraft brought up as an excuse.

 

I hope the AMA and established flying sites are enough to keep things
status quo.   This excerpt from the IPILOT newsletter today.

 

Chris

 

FAA scolds Los Angeles sheriff for flying surveillance drone
The FAA has launched an investigation into the actions of the Los
Angeles Sheriff's Department after the demonstration flight of a small
and nearly silent unmanned aerial vehicle last week. The week before,
the FAA had warned the Sheriff that any such flights of the 6-foot-wide
SkySeer drone without the appropriate certificate of authorization could
subject the law enforcement agency to disciplinary action, the Los
Angeles Times reported. The Sheriff's office has argued that the drone
is no different than remote control planes, which can be flown by
anyone. And the department says the drone would fly below 300 feet as it
helps officers track fugitives and locate missing people, keeping it at
an altitude below aircraft and helicopter traffic in the Los Angeles
Basin.
<http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-drone22jun22,
1,6812639.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california
<http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-drone22jun22,
1,6812639.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california> >

 

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