After reading the news today concerning the new ruling over UAV usage it seems the best measure that could have been taken was to have clear and definite rules in place regarding how UAV's were to be used, along with any penalties that would be imposed for violations. The unfortunate incident at JFK airport was not a representation of the many operators/pilots of UAV's, and I feel that this gross action by the NTSB and FAA has shown that government action will continue to control our hobbies and future enterprises. Every form of technology has been misused in this country and has the potential to cause harm. Why not punish the violators and call everyone to the table for meaningful and just polices and rules governing UAV usage?
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First ticket given to a drone user in Grand Teton National Park
Ralph Maughan
Other drone users just warned-
What rangers saw as a bad attitude by an illegal drone user in Grand Teton National Park resulted in the first ticket for drone use in that national park. According to the Jackson Hole News the man had got his drone stuck in a tree in the Gros Ventre Campground. When rangers came to provide “education” to the man with the stuck drone, not a ticket, the man’s behavior got him a ticket for “disorderly conduct.” Other would be drone users in the Park got a lecture rather than a ticket, although someone didn’t get the message and flew a drone at a bison.
Drone use is now temporarily illegal in all units of the National Park System while the Park Service devises rules. Many people and groups want the temporary ban to become permanent with few to no exceptions. A few exceptions are currently allowed.
The News article says Yellowstone Park has so far been drone free.
We have written two earlier articles on drones and wildlife and the drone ban in the Parks. See Park Service bans private drones. June 21, 2014. Drones: both a menace and savior to wildlife. May 27, 2014.
The Jackson Hole News article gives a variety of information about recent drone use. Despite ban in parks, drones are in the air. Jackson Hole News and Guide.