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monkey44
Aug 03, 2019Nomad II
Tvov wrote:monkey44 wrote:
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Last fall, we found a young woman (22-23 age maybe) opening a new box containing a Drone w/camera and preparing to fly it over the Grand Canyon - Illegal in national parks. We tried to explain why no drones, and she could be arrested if she flew it. ....
I don't want to go off topic too much, but...
Drones are illegal in national parks? There are a lot of national parks in the USA, you can't fly a drone anywhere in them?
I have heard of restrictions on where and when you can use drones, but not outright "illegal" to use.
Correct, No Drones -- In August 2014, the National Park Service (NPS) made it illegal to operate drones in National Parks under 36 CFR 1.5.
People that had limited flying skills were dropping drones into isolated areas - Yellowstone Hot Springs for one - and have no access to retrieve.
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