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What does "control" mean, technically? I have an intuitive sense of what you're pointing at with the Boeing 727 crash experiment, but how does the law phrase i

• JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  > What does "control" mean, technically? "The power to govern, manage, direct, or oversee something" [1]. So if I own/possess acres of unfenced grasslands, I'd need to put up fences or people to monitor the property or at the very least crash site's borders. [1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/control https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/control
  • mikeyouse 3y ago
    It's a more specific definition in aviation -- think air traffic control. You need to actively make sure that there won't be any other flights near where you're intending to crash your plane which is tricky if you just bail at altitude and let it sail into terrain for YouTube. If you want to crash a plane, you'd likely have to apply for/receive temporary flight restrictions over the area where you want to crash it so that ATC can ensure everyone else stays clear. https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/foa_html/chap20_section_2.html https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/foa_html...
    • JumpCrisscross 3y ago
      > you'd likely have to apply for/receive temporary flight restrictions over the area where you want to crash it so that ATC can ensure everyone else stays clear Correct. I was simply talking about control of the land underneath. Owning and controlling the land doesn't mean you have any rights to its airspace.