FAA institutes nationwide drone no-fly zones around ICE operations
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Re: FAA institutes nationwide drone no-fly zones around ICE operations
#2Not shady at all. Can’t have the public see what’s going on.
Re: FAA institutes nationwide drone no-fly zones around ICE operations
#3Not shady at all. Can’t have the public see what’s going on.
You don't understand. You must always respect authority. Trump is the highest authority in the land, put there by God.
Re: FAA institutes nationwide drone no-fly zones around ICE operations
#4Bubble of protection is 3000 feet laterally and 1000 feet vertically. From the article:
“Unlike traditional Temporary Flight Restrictions, the NOTAM does not provide geographic coordinates, activation times, or public notification when the restriction is in effect near a specific location. Instead, the restricted airspace moves with DHS assets, meaning the no-fly zone can appear wherever ICE or other DHS units operate.”
“In practical terms, a drone operator flying legally in a public area could unknowingly enter restricted airspace if an ICE convoy passes within the protected radius.”
Re: FAA institutes nationwide drone no-fly zones around ICE operations
#5This is a useful measure to point the law as a weapon against drone operators who may be recording what’s going on by accident or on purpose. Any drone made in the last few years is going to be emitting its ID, which likely has been registered with the pilot’s name and contact information.
They can then after the fact come down on that person without having to get facial recognition, grab cellphone beacons, or other similar steps.
Re: FAA institutes nationwide drone no-fly zones around ICE operations
#6Not shady at all. Can’t have the public see what’s going on.
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Re: FAA institutes nationwide drone no-fly zones around ICE operations
#7My understanding is that DJI drones no longer enforce no-fly zones. Supposedly they still warn you when entering a restricted zone, but hard geofencing functionality is no longer in effect. Anyone know if that's true?
Re: FAA institutes nationwide drone no-fly zones around ICE operations
#8I don’t fully understand why drone operators follow these laws. Or any “no-fly” rules in general. Around an airport, it seems like common sense to not fly. Can’t someone just…buy/build a drone and fly is surreptitiously?