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3500 feet is 3100 feet higher than drone regulations allow. That's the real problem here. If that was in the direct flight path of an airport even 17 miles awa
by bmurphy1976 8y ago
3500 feet is 3100 feet higher than drone regulations allow. That's the real problem here. If that was in the direct flight path of an airport even 17 miles away this is wildly reckless behavior.
- blacksmith_tb 8y agoHanlon's razor suggests to me it could be a flyaway (which of course doesn't make it less dangerous to aircraft, just not intentionally reckless).
- bmurphy1976 8y agoI don't think so. Most fly aways in my experience are horizontal not vertical. A quick check of YouTube will show plenty of reckless behavior and my small drone is more than capable of flying at a distance of 3500 feet away from me. Hanlons razor says this was somebody trying to get that sweet picture or see how far they can push their toy.
- dvtrn 8y agoOr wind caught it at a higher altitude. As wind is prone to do.
- cmurf 8y agoYeah. Sometimes people like to use laser pointers at helicopters and planes. It carries up to five years in prison, and they do get caught, prosecuted and the feds do aggressively pursue maximum prison sentences, whether a pilot is blinded by it or not. And I put letting your toy fly into terminal area airspace in the same category. I don't care if it's intentional or accident. Control your shit, or go to prison.