The article hangs a key portion of its "violating rules of the air" argument on the claim that using a GoPro or similar WiFi-enabled camera is necessarily unlaw

The article hangs a key portion of its "violating rules of the air" argument on the claim that using a GoPro or similar WiFi-enabled camera is necessarily unlawful. That claim seems shaky: it's possible to disable WiFi on newer GoPro devices via the setting labeled "TURN OFF WIFI," and simply leave it passively attached in the cockpit without ever touching it in flight. And as <tjohns> pointed out, not all GoPro cameras have WiFi. But pointing out that important point would have made it a less incendiary story. Disclaimer: I'm a pilot, though not a commercial pilot, and have enjoyed taking aerial SLR photos when I'm not pilot in command. Here are some of San Francisco and Baltimore's inner harbor: http://www.mccullagh.org/db9/1ds-3/san-francisco-aerial-view.jpg http://www.mccullagh.org/db9/1ds-3/san-francisco-aerial-view... http://www.mccullagh.org/db9/1ds-3/baltimore-inner-harbor-night.jpg http://www.mccullagh.org/db9/1ds-3/baltimore-inner-harbor-ni...