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Old 11th October 2013 | 07:01
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DaveReidUK
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An experienced video drone pilot is fighting a $10,000 fine by FAA, arguing that they acted improperly because they declared a regulation without having a "public notice-and-comment period".
The "experienced video drone pilot" stands accused of flying "in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another", and the citation includes a dozen specific examples of this including operating the aircraft "directly towards an individual standing on a sidewalk causing the individual to take immediate evasive maneuvers so as to avoid being struck by your aircraft".

Sound like a very strange choice of battlefield to fight this particular war on.
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