Originally Posted by
MickG0105
If the drone weighs less than 250 g (and if it was the DJI Mini 3 Pro pictured in the thumbnail, it does) and they did not:
- fly over the movement area
- fly over or in the departure or approach path
- create a collision hazard to other aircraft taking off or landing,
which they probably didn't, surprisingly they should be okay.
The DJI software won’t allow you to fly that close to a major airport, even though legally it can.
In order to do so, they must have jailbroken the unit or used alternate non-approved software that has potentially removed safety controls.
It’s not just this video, is the one over the Sydney harbour that’s potentially worse.
A 249 gram Drone can fly near an airport with no clear guidelines on operating in proximity to aircraft, however where the operator may fall foul of the laws would be that the aircraft is unlikely to be in line of sight, unless perhaps they were operating it from the nearby port.
If the drone was fitted with the larger extended capacity battery, then that would take it to 290’ish grams and everything changes completely.
With some coordination between authorities, an identification and search warrant could be obtained within a day or so.