Brooklyn man arrested for flying drone over Manhattan
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Brooklyn man arrested for flying drone over Manhattan
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Re: Brooklyn man arrested for flying drone over Manhattan
#2Interesting story, but this particular "article" appears to just be a transcript of the video, but isn't noted as such, in which case text like "the small helicopter drone similar to this one" is unhelpful. Also the video isn't well clipped, including some other updates at the beginning. Also the "read original story" link is quite broken.
Alternate source?
Re: Brooklyn man arrested for flying drone over Manhattan
#3Seems he was arrested for crashing it near a pedestrian, not simply for flying it. He was charged with reckless endanderment for is inability to control the device.
Re: Brooklyn man arrested for flying drone over Manhattan
#4There are things you should do differently in densely populated areas like NYC. Flying consumer drones around without any permission or training is just not a good idea.
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#5I'll be curious to read by what theory NYPD thinks they have jurisdiction over national airspace.
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#6I'll be curious to read by what theory NYPD thinks they have jurisdiction over national airspace.
That could have hit someone in the window or fallen down and kill someone walking down the street. They can do serious damage
Re: Brooklyn man arrested for flying drone over Manhattan
#7I'll be curious to read by what theory NYPD thinks they have jurisdiction over national airspace.
This particular incident sounds more like NYPD thinking they have jurisdiction over "people dropping things on pedestrians," which I'm pretty sure they do.
They charged the guy with reckless endangerment, not some kind of airspace-related violation. Seems pretty darn reasonable to me, to be honest.
Re: Brooklyn man arrested for flying drone over Manhattan
#8A couple years ago, a guy used an RC plane to record a video of a New York flyover, including the Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty. The police were pretty cool about it.
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#9How is this going to end? All radio-controlled planes will require aviation licenses? Maybe they will need tracking devices too? I think I will enjoy watching people scramble to deal with the disruption.
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