Well this is a delightful bit of irony.
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) decided to capture the excitement of his June 21 wedding day on video using a drone, even though the commercial use of remotely controlled vehicles is still restricted by the FAA, which Maloney oversees on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Aviation Subcommittee.
Maybe this will help our cause. A congressman with authority over the FAA now has first hand experience with the FAA's incompetent and delayed handling of this issue. This 2lb toy with a camera could have taken down a loaded 747 hovering there 30ft above ground next to the giant brick church. Clearly this is a danger to the NAS, much like surveying corn husks.
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Would this be classified as, "Hypocrisy at it's finest". Here you have a elected official ignoring FAA rules because he has "diplomatic immunity" or because he flat out doesn't care to follow the same rules as us common folk.
@Scott - NAS=North American Airspace
NAS? I'm going to guess National Air Space. Is there a prize?
And it's flying in an unsafe manner over a crowd as well!
Fantastic!
This may turn into something like an Ouroboros ... with multiple bureaucrats.
This is great.
Ah, the 1%ers...
Well isn't that ironic.
Hahahaha. This made my day.
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