Not the Drones again
Because this topic keeps coming up I wanted to see if there were actual court rulings on drones and airspace. It appears home owners do own some of there air space. In the case of United States v...
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northmeck0255 wrote:
There's a huge difference between a "hobby" drone and those being used commercially, when it comes to the law.
I have to register my UAV using the same paperwork I'd have to use to register a Learjet. Then, I have to get a Part 333 Exemption and a Certificate of Authority to fly from the FAA. The UAV pilot must have a pilot license, in my case an ATP. Even then, they put strict controls on what we can do. As such, my drones are considered "aircraft" under the law.
A hobbyist, by contrast, only needs to register the drone into an online database. That's it. No training requirements, no need for a pilot license, and no FAA restrictions.
My point is that if they make us treat our UAVs as "aircraft" in terms of registration, training and operations, they're "aircraft" in every other sense. It doesn't matter that there isn't a human onboard.
p.s. I'm not snooping on you. I'm out to do a job.
I agree. I think at this point, commercial drones are less of an issue. That may change when businesses decide that spying on people in their backyards will provide opportunities to better market to them (I recall concerns with that with the Wii).
This has happened with many things. When only businesses used cell phones, there were few regulations. Once their use became widespread with the public, laws were needed (no talking while driving). This is a normal progression of new technology as it becomes mainstream.
