California Police Arrest UAS Operator Near Helicopter Rescue

[BigAl07]

Police in Pacifica, Calif., recently arrested a man for allegedly flying an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) near the scene of a helicopter rescue and subsequently delaying the operation........ (full article linked below)
California Police Arrest UAS Operator Near Helicopter Rescue :: Unmanned Aerial Online

 

[SoCalDude]

Serves him right. He should have known better!

 

[BigAl07]

Serves him right. He should have know better!

I completely agree. This insanity has to stop.

 

[jdwarren]

Crazy. Never fly a UAS close to a manned aircraft, ESPECIALLY if it for helicopter rescue!

http://www.cityofpacifica.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=11698

 

[GMack]

Something tells me 2017 is going to be a tough year for drones with more anti-drone ordinances.

Fly 'em while you still got 'em.

 

[42FrankZ]

So they have a law dealing with impeding first responders at an accident, but I will bet they will want to add something that makes it more illegal to do so with a drone....

 

[tcope]

So they have a law dealing with impeding first responders at an accident, but I will bet they will want to add something that makes it more illegal to do so with a drone....

Don't know if it can be "more illegal". Many states are making new laws to apply, redundantly" to drones. It's common place. Law makes like to have people think they are working on stuff. To play devils advocate, they do this to get media coverage which helps educate some people.

 

[42FrankZ]

Don't know if it can be "more illegal". Many states are making new laws to apply, redundantly" to drones. It's common place. Law makes like to have people think they are working on stuff. To play devils advocate, they do this to get media coverage which helps educate some people.

It can't really be more illegal, but they will do it anyways. Common sense, for the public good and doing something to solve the problem.

We need less politicians in office.

 

[NorthWestPassage]

I hope he gets a couple of years , how would you like to be the person waiting to be rescued?

 

[Potato_Pie]

looks like someone trying to make a viral video...... not a good look

 

[Sky Wombat]

was at an incident the other day where highway was closed. Must have been 20 people with phones filming but point is drones add another problem. Suggest we get behind the 'if you fly they can't' campaign.

 

[Sky Wombat]

Sorry guys & gayeties forgot a link If you fly, they can’t! | Flight Safety Australia

 

[GaryMortimer]

Drone Lawyer Jonathan Rupprecht was talking about this last night