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> Does the government have the right o destroy whatever it wants in the air? Could this club sue for the cost of the balloon? I assume the reason nobody seems
by pengaru 4y ago
> Does the government have the right o destroy whatever it wants in the air? Could this club sue for the cost of the balloon?
I assume the reason nobody seems to be eager to claim these downed balloons is fear of their liability for flying unregistered, transponder-less hazards to other flights.
- pc86 4y agoTransponders are not required for payloads below approximately 100x the weight of these types of balloons. There is zero liability, but also zero recourse. It's hard to argue that if the government can't identify something operating in controlled airspace that it can't take measures pretty solidly in the realm of "national defense," up to and including blowing it up.