Oakman
Sep 24, 2014Explorer
NPS Drone Ban
The National Park Service is getting serious about the ban on drones. Personally I don’t think the fine was stiff enough. “In the first application of the National Park Service’s anti-drone regula...
RVcircus wrote:
What makes a drone different than an RC plane or helicopter? Most of these so called drones are no different in design and are operated within line of sight. I think the gov't is using this as an excuse to come up with new regulations that aren't needed. A true drone is operated remotely and guided via GPS (and typically carry hellfire missles). Classifying a hobby aircraft as a drone is a stretch. I don't even think FPV aircraft wouldn't fit the drone classification unless we're just going by the looks of the aircraft and not the actual function.