drone dodging proposal
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Apologies for wandering off topic, but is this correct - this definition of a structure wasn't covered in the Air Law I did recently
The judge however decided to define, although not central to the case, that which he considered too vague, and to be of assistance for the future. A road is a structure there for the purpose of conveying people and therefore it is not unexpected to find people and vehicles, so no defence. A waterway in some cases is the same. If you fly within 500ft of a person or vessel in a busy estuary or river when it is known to be used by people, such as a pleasure boat even at the last minute then there can be no defence. If I remember it correctly he also clarified: should the flight be crossing a field of crops then it could be a defence, should a romantic young couple pop up unexpectedly from amongst the crop. It is reasonable to expect the field of crop to be normally free of people. He did not consider that the fencing surrounding a field counted as a structure for this purpose.
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People, vehicles, boats I have always understood to be subject to the 500' rule. Roads, fences, water, pot buoys, I regard as not subject. It's the pilots responsibility to ensure people, vehicles, boats, and any other possible items are not present when flying low other than when taking-off or landing.
No change to Airlaw by the Judge's determination.
PS. I assume the Court was high enough for decisions to be quoted by other English courts. But even so, they would be unlikely to affect the interpretation by a Scottish Court, although Aviation is reserved to Westminster.
No change to Airlaw by the Judge's determination.
PS. I assume the Court was high enough for decisions to be quoted by other English courts. But even so, they would be unlikely to affect the interpretation by a Scottish Court, although Aviation is reserved to Westminster.
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BT signs deal to create world's largest drone super-highway in the UK https://mol.im/a/11599891 via https://dailym.ai/android
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Probably wouldn’t get to carried away with them drone delivery’s. Once a few drones turn up at peoples door step with a bomb of a litre of Molotov cocktail that will probably be the end of drone delivery’s…
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"Probably wouldn’t get to carried away with them drone delivery’s. Once a few drones turn up at peoples door step with a bomb of a litre of Molotov cocktail that will probably be the end of drone delivery"
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From: Down at the sharp pointy end, where all the weather is made.
I'm pleased to see a prosecution of a drone operator who was found to be flying dangerously close to a BBMF Hurricane. This needs publicising more on the 6 o'clock news.
TOO
TOO
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Doubtful… then how will it be stopped… ground all small drones perhaps…
