HOW did they CATCH him? U.S. Drone Pilot Faces Federal Prison!
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Hey Everyone! Californian authorities have confirmed that a man has pleaded guilty to a number of federal criminal charges for unsafely operating a drone on several occasions, including flying close to a United States Coast Guard helicopter. Join Sean LIVE to discuss the story and take a look at how the pilot came to authorities' attention!
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When getting my licence I remember thinking some of these questions are ridiculous... who would be stupid enough to think flying a drone close to other aircraft would be a good idea... and now I know these people actually exist
I think most normal people would understand the risk and what could happen. I knew people years ago who thought it was funny to roll boulders down hills onto trails and potentially people below. We are myriad range of intellect and respect for each other, I guess.
Exactly !
I received the cubscout knife at 7yo. Carried a knife all my life. it Never occured to me to stab anyone! It's not the drone, gun, knife, et cetra it's the fact we closed the Insane Asylums in the late 60's- 70's. We never locked our doors or vehicles, no need to. Till 1972 the reality hit and we locked up everything.
Especially in California, I have learned to never ask "who would be stupid enough...?"
Sadly, most laws were written because, at some point, there was some idiot who thought doing something incredibly stupid was a good idea.
@@bwalker4194 like crapping on the streets..
You don't really need drone regulations to charge this person. He could simply be charged with reckless endangerment of human life and property.
...but governments need reasons to grow their bureaucracies, budgets, and powers!
Incorrect ... you still need how was he recklessly endangered human life and property in a court of law.
@@wapperjaw8282 Obviously you're not from the US.
@@donadams8345 Obviously I am. Where have you been under a rock??? There has to be a reason in a court of law. An officer just can say someone endangered a life. He still has to prove it ... and that means how was a life endangered ... etc???
Mr. Adams a drone hitting a manned aircraft could have very bad outcomes. Put yourself if you can of being in a helicopter with or without doors open and something hits your tail rotor your over a city and going down in a crash landing. You are 98% chance of not surviving, that would be on a best-case accident.
It's people like this that are making the rest of us look bad.
That is why you cannot fly in a national park, some idiot did something to ruin it for everyone.
As an airplane pilot, I do worry a lot about how a drone can bring down an aircraft... Not intentionally hopefully, but is a danger to others where bringing down an aircraft can cause death and serious on the aircraft and people on the ground...
Seems like they're doing just fine finding unsafe UAS operations without needing RID and prosecuting those operators 😊
It think social media does a far better job of finding bad pilots 😂🤣
@@Geeksvana People will never learn that they do not have to share everything they do. I have done plenty of sketchy stuff with my drone. But never around anyone, and I do not share the footage. I fly for me. Period. No need to post.
It’s on the same level as the meth cooker who has to post his vid online to brag about his skills.. lol
In this case due to posting on social media, which is not always the case. So still need RID.
The more important thing is to avoid such situations, rather than finding the pilot after such risky flights happened. That's where a transponder system can help - whether its Remote ID or something a bit more anonymous but that still sends a signal to others around it and maybe has the option to trigger fail safe if it gets too close to an airplane or something similar.
That pilot seems like a jerk. He lives in a very wealthy neighborhood by the ocean where houses like the one he is seen flying from are worth 10 to 20 million dollars. I live in CA, I know that neighborhood, it's very exclusive because of the natural beauty. Lets just say he acts like he is entitled to do anything he wants with that kind of money. If you watch the videos he posted with his young son, he taunts him and puts him in kind of risky situations and thinks its funny. So not a surprise he's been caught taunting other aircraft. With that kind of money and good lawyers it's probably wont serve any jail time. So in a way he's correct, he can afford to be an a-hole.
Do you know his socials? I thought they would have forced him to pull them down.
@2bluvin your comment is overt jealousy of the wealth you don't have
Well sounds like this guy was acting the fool big time. Sounds like he needs to see a shrink to handle his grandiose attitude.
Sounds like he should be in a padded cell
i wonder if he would easily get away if he bumped into any other pilot. i for one would first whoop his ass and then call cops on him extra. i would like to think that most of my fellow pilots would also slap such humor out of that imbecile very quickly and slap some sense back into them.
With all the information about drones and FAA regulations readily available , I think this guy should be hammered, if in fact he is guilty of any of these charges. It’s actions of this nature that results in heavy handed oversight by the 3 letter agencies.
could it be just more propaganda instead of truth ? We saw the many claims already....
Agreed
He has pled guilty, so as a matter of law he has been found "guilty of the charges" beyond any reasonable doubt.
In the new world of legality they say admit guilt or else, so also in today's legality, we ALL are guilty regardless according to the communist regime that now runs most of the world including the U.S,, sadly it is that simple @@r2db
These are the drone OPERATORS that are going to make it even harder for any of us to fly anything. Now, i say operator, because any type of REAL pilot, would know better than to do this crap. He deserves the maximum punishment. Being an adult, and knowing the dangers of these actions, justify the harshest punishment.
When drones first came out, started to fly, they would fly over fences or to the roof of buildings and take pictures of women and girls sunbathing. they would then post the pictures to youtube or facebook. The husbands and fathers started shooting them. Law Enforcement told the fathers and husbands they LE couldn't do anything about it, talk to the FAA. guess what? that is where all these rules came from.
Oh yes, I'm sure real pilots know to not do that. In other news, I've had police helicopters flying no more than 50ft above my roof before on three occasions. Will they face prosecution? Nope.
@redryder6987 it wasn't a drone and it wasn't endangering an aircraft. Rules are different for real aircraft. Even if the rules were the same, it's the police...how many times u see them speeding down the highway with no emergency lights on? Do they get pulled over like me or you? No. It's a "Rules for thee, but not for me" situation. Noone holds the "watchmen" accountable.
@@SubZ3ro907 #1 I'm not sure exactly what it is that you are arguing about that I didn't already agree with. #2: it doesn't matter what it is or who is flying it the rules for "real aircraft" are no different than for drones which are also "real aircraft., "Endangering an aircraft" with a 500g toy made out of foam, some small bits of plastic and in larger models fragile composites that would barely put a few dents in the turbine blades of a modern turbojet is nothing in comparison to a 2-3 ton helicopter full of jet fuel doing donuts for half an hour over a bunch of houses while conducting an illegal search for whatever quota they need to make for the week. Further, at the height they are legally required to be operating aircraft at, they should have plenty of time to find a place to land after an impact that is quite literally nowhere near as bad as hitting a goose, a turkey, or even a crow. At 50ft? If a single bolt along the driveshaft of a helicopter or on the motor happens to get loose or fail, there is no hope of a crash landing, the pilot and all passengers will be dead as well as anyone on the ground unlucky enough to either be near or within the plume of burning jet fuel or who get hit with debris and shrapnel.
It's also fun to remind people that they do actually test aircraft and aircraft components, including engines, for impacts with birds and other large debris. They shoot big, butterball turkeys out of a cannon at them. Nothing that a hobbyist flies will get anywhere near the weight or density of a butterball turkey. Worrying about situations that are extremely unlikely to happen, let alone cause little damage, is ridiculous when there are other more important issues which are far more dangerous.
I fully agree! This selfish stupidity will effect us all.
There is already a segment of the public that dislike drones.
It sounds to me like he WAS intentially flying near manned aircraft simply to get sensational videos to post on social media...at the risk of injury or even death.
I say three years no time reduced for his plea!
Never defend these people, it will be the rest of us that will have to suffer eventually when they make the laws that strict, it won't be worth owning a drone because of the actions of idiots.
Its not the idiots
Idiots exist regardless
Its the govt policy of collective punishment thats the problem.
If only we applied collective punishment to govt.. like when 1 stuffs up we treat em all the same
Drone pilots are forcing more and more regulations all by themselves. Constantly pushing boundaries, invading privacy, always looking for more ways to abuse their hobby.
Let’s not forget the government always over dramatizes any event and intentionally twits the context to make it sound life an death. Example if you were flying your drone and a helicopter saw it from 1 mile out and had no idea what direction you were flying even though you were flying away from said helicopter, the pilot would take evasive action and report it as a near miss. You’d be in court about to lose your freedom and would you want the rest of us to take the government and medias word on what happened ? Would you like us to be quick to judge or abandon you ? I don’t believe you would. I’ve had some experience dealing with the court and they are never just or truthful. I’m not saying this gentlemen didn’t do anything wrong but we also don’t know he did either
all this proves is that there are already laws to handle criminals who commit crimes like this and do so without needing all the tyrannical rules and regulations they've implemented.........
Not sure how you reached that conclusion. He was only caught because he posted these actions on social media.
Yeah, but no. They want to proactively keep this from happening.
@@patrickradcliffe3837 Criminals don't follow laws, so all that will happen (as usual) is our rights/freedoms will be further usurped, due to the actions of someone we've never met nor affiliated with....lol!
I guess if you are flying your blimp, heli or gyrocopter and you see a drone that close, you don’t know what the operator’s intention is going to be, so I guess the fearing for your life is reasonable.
If the drone flies into the helicopter blade we all just laugh at the fitting karma. But the risk is that the drone flies into some turbine engine intakes; that is when little bits of metal shrapnel become a complete wildcard.
@@laulaja-7186 Aircraft and crew would be better off flying into the engine inlet and turbine blades than a tail rotor blade.
Nevertheless, the rotor motors will trash the engine. But yes, its better than losing yaw control. What many UAV people dont seem to realize is that every aircraft and every component of every aircraft has physical limitations. Windscreens have speed limitations generally below 10,000’ where it is more likely to strike large birds - the motors of the drones are harder than bird flesh so would penetrate the windscreen at a much lower speed. How would you like one or more of those motors coming through the windscreen at 250 knots (general speed restriction for aircraft below 10,000’ in U.S. airspace)? It could cause severe bodily injury or death of the stricken pilot. Then what of the people on the ground the may be killed or injured by the aircraft if it goes down. Most general aviation aircraft are single pilot including some jets. People need to realize the havoc they could cause!
I'm a new drone pilot and generally fly at 100 feet in a remote rural area. The potential for interacting with manned aircraft is not something I would have expected in a million years yet on my 6th or 7th flight I had to bring down my drone due to a low-flying sea plane skimming over the lake where I was practicing my flying. It's definitely something every drone pilot should expect to happen eventually and should be prepared for no matter where you fly.
i got low flying A-10 warthogs in my area. apparently my house is located on an air-force training path. i catch them flying with my eyes least 3 times a year.
i dont fly drones much anymore. the batteries dont last long and they're not cheap.
This guy needs about 10 years in prison. Who in their right mind would knowingly try to harm three different aircraft and the people who are on them.
my very first drone flight I encountered an air sea rescue chopper, being a complete novice I hit the return to home button only to watch in horror as my drone started climbing. I quicky realised my mistake and my pal with tons of experience guided me in lowering the drone and bringing it back, needless to say 2 yrs on I alter my rth to suit each flight!
I'm 55 years old but I'm so glad to see that this story isn't a young kid doing this because they always get blamed for that kind of stuff !
Yeah you shady old bastards need to be held accountable😂😂
I've had a military helicopter fly at 200ft altitude over my flying location, I heard it coming and landed my quadcopter immediately to avoid conflict
I am afraid of running into this some day. My house is near some power lines and the utility will randomly (2-3 times a year) fly a helicopter just over the top of the trees along the lines. It flies fairly fast and due to the trees, I have little chance of seeing it before it arrives at my location. So far, no issues. But, if I hear a helicopter, I head to the ground ASAP. All false alarms so far.
As a 40 year Commercial Pilot and CFI, CFI-I and a part 107 License holder, I think he should probably get the maximum sentence on all counts and be allowed to serve them consecutively. If it's just a monetary fine he will suffer little it would appear, and therefore he will learn nothing. There should probably be an additional charge of "CRIMINAL STUPIDITY".
Your personal history is of zero relevance here. Max sentences are for habitual offenders. Fines tend to be quite moving for offenders. He should be held accountable, but not to the max unless there is a valid reason. We have punishment ranges for good reason. The claim he will learn nothing from criminal charges and a fine is sketchy at best.
@@captainyowza8164 Good and thoughtful comment. All these hanging judges on social media are offensive as they are ignorant.
@@captainyowza8164 I appreciate this comment. This is why we have the judicial system we have, to be judged by a jury of your peers, who are screened and chosen based on logic rather than emotional attachment. Thank you for being reasonable.
that would be cool if he was just a casual and accidental offender, sure, slap on a wrist will do.. but he is intentionally doing it and is a repeat offender, so max him out.
This idiot lives in a multi million dollar mansion. You think he cares about a fine? His electric bill cost more! 🤣😅
I tend to use the mannaed aircraft rules if I'm flying and a helicopter or light aircraft comes in the area, try and stay at least 1,000 feet away from them - horizontally of course! Although a low flying Hecules scared the living daylights out of me once... but I was only at about 100 feet.
As an RC flyer, you can see some of the issues within the drone community with some of the comments quasi defending this guy. He should be banged up for flying his drone at or near other aircraft, end of.
Until you mob took to the sky, it was unheard of any RC issues. Now, thanks to the maverick drone flyers, we have CAA mandatory registration, 3 yearly examination and soon to be implemented Remote id.
Haven’t you noticed that it’s always those privileged and extreme persons, who think that rule don’t apply to them , ruin it for the rest of us.
This is why we can't have nice things
Good info as always Thanks for the work you put in
My problem with this as an American, is helicopters can fly at whatever altitude they want. They are not limited to the 500 feet agl that fixed wings are. I had a helicopter come over my property so low a few years ago the pilot damn near burned in avoiding my daytime bonfire. I called the FAA to complain and they told me what happened was fine.
Why is there always someone wanting to try and ruin it for the rest of it? 😡
I watched a few of the guy's videos on his UA-cam channel, including those featuring his young son. In one vid, the guy actually pushes the boy from behind making him fall into deep water in a pool. In another vid, he puts hot sauce on the boy's crackers, and the boy has to grab a drink and is in obvious distress. Kind of a jerk.
The helicopter incident shows stupid intent but 200 feet away does not seem a distance that presents a hazard.
Yes the details not going through open court doesn't help us. We only have the plea to tell a story. The narrative they ate painting is that the drone pilot was flying towards the aircraft each time, so the distance was only kept 'safe' by the helicopter crew.
@@Geeksvana 😃 Don't you just love the US legal system!
that is a very inconsiderate and shallow view, i wonder would you feel the same if you were in that helicopter and could not tell whether the drone is coming towards you or away or whatevwr else
30mph=44 feet per second.... so 5 seconds to impact at 220 ft and closing...
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That's Freakin hazardous if the drone was going 30mph!
Only questions in my mind are whether "asshat" should be hyphenated and if so is it as-shat or ass-hat!
I agree no problem with the helicopter as long as pilot stays in one place and does not make any turns and the winds are zero and the drone does not drift into the helicopter. What are the changes of that happening? Odds are not in favor of the helicopter with dedicated rescuemen in it.
This guy was seriously testing fate.
The fate of others !!!
The guy sounds a bit like an entitled jerk to me, it's people like this that have caused the toughening of regulations.
I tend to nearly hit the deck as soon as I hear another aircraft, I get down as low as I can and if I can get back to the take off point safely I do so and land.
What about the police drone that hit a landing aircraft.
They just got a smack on the hand.
thanks for sharing, that guy was very risky and that would be scary for those being followed by his drone
As a pilot and 107 licensed drone operator, I hope this guy goes to prison. He absolutely risked the lives of many.
I use AIRMAP & other local restricted area maps sites before I fly. The only aircraft I had in my area was a hospital emergency evac helicopter, I set my drone down before it got to my drone, then I walked over to pick it up.
Hopefully, there is something in the judgment about him never being allowed to own or fly a drone ever again.
I am somewhat skeptical about some of these reports. And what in the world is the US Coast Guard doing flying 200 feet over the beach? Even though they have Coast Guard painted on the side of their helicopter does not give them license to fly around that low. They're illegal! Look at Trent Palmer's case. What a mess!
Training maybe?
@@mrtechie6810 The airspace would have to be marked as a MOA or the minimum the helicopter could fly would be 1000 feet
@@Brian_R82 Coast Guard is DHS/Military. We can go anywhere we need to! Generally, we always stay at 500 feet unless doing NOE training.
If those were just the three he pleaded to, assume that he's done similar idiotic things a few hundred more times
a drone slicing open a blimp is life threatening.
a drone getting sucked into a tail rotor is a life threatening situation.
How would a helicopter pilot even see the drone? It’s a tiny thing in the air compared to the helicopter.
I’m sure he was intentionally making himself seen! Prob the helicopter also has some detection.
If you can't see one 200 feet away you won't pass an aviation medical.
In America there is a statute that says "Ignorance of the law is no excuse". In this case, with as much news that there has been and a flood of videos and information I cant see how that would apply but, just based on the information here I say throw away the key and lock this guy up. I am tired of people doing stupid and dangerous things that the rest of the world has to pay a price for. LOCK HIM UP.
Ignorance is always an excuse if you're a police officer
There is no US statute that says "Ignorance of the law is no excuse." In fact, part of the definition of most crimes is intent.
@@woodsrdr lol, exactly. I can’t believe someone actually believes that’s a statute.
Also... a normal human being would not behave in this manner. I bet he has mental/sociological issues or something. Doesn't change the fact that he materially put others at risk, tho.
Luckily, most people are naturally cognizant of risks and care for others on a natural instinct level. There will always be defective humans, tho, who do things like this. And this happens throughout society, in all forms. Nothing new under the sun.
I think the plea deal has taken information away from the story. As you state it doesn't change the outcome etc but it would be interesting to have more information.
@@Geeksvana Inquiring minds always like to know the 'why', don't we!
Good vid Sean. Thanks for the quality and hard work that you do for our hobby.
Why isn’t this man in jail, why plea bargain this. You get caught because of posting on tic tok. Throw the key away.
It’s always someone doing some really dumb stuff in these legal situations. Like how, especially at 62 years old, could you think these are good ideas?
Those should be felonies.
It amazes me how many people do illegal crap with their drones, and then post their crap on the internet... They aren't in jail for doing an illegal activity, they are in jail for being beyond stupid, in order to protect the rest of us from them.
One incident is excusable. Three is indefensible! This guy should be banned from flying anything for life.
As a retired Middle School teacher/VP, I've seen hundreds of stupid antics i.e. a student setting a student's hair on fire in class! The drone pilot needs to meet Jack Smith!!
When you play stupid games you win stupid prizes .
He makes it bad for the rest of us pilots
The people that are saying he is ruining for the rest are not actually grasping the situation, or how things work.
Its like saying somebody in a car going 100mph hitting a wall "ruins it for the rest of the drivers".
Absolutely zero sense.
It’s guys like this that is why we are having the problems we are having…
I hope that he will never be able to fly anther Drone…
Because of people like this, this is the reason we can’t have nice things.
Nothing I would not imagine a California person doing. I think about all the flash shop lifting by ganga etc. Also, I think California has even made it a law that people can shop lift without facing a penalty if it is less than a shopping cart full. So, people walk out with shopping carts full all the time now.
A few years back...I reported an idiot to the FAA....FSDO office in Belleville, MI. This drone pilot was flying his drone at night in Detroit and he was flying it close to the Detroit Marriot Renaissance Hotel and was filming people in the rooms. He then proceeded to fly the drone across the Detroit River and across an international border into Windsor, Canada and was flying it around a hotel over there on the waterfront.
This guy makes it bad for the people that obey the laws. They need to charge him to the max.
That's the thing about having freedoms. They have limits and responsibilities.
People like that are going to mess it up for everyone.
Nope,.. they ALREADY have... the snowball is already rolling and only getting bigger.
Great video! Although "drone" is fairly generic term. was it an FPV? was it a DJI? how big it was? I might have missed these info
Unmanned aircraft is the legal definition I think, altough you could argue this is more a helicopter than an aircraft. But maybe a helo is also defined as an aircraft. Who cares really.
Any unmanned aircraft!!!
off course but I meant the one involved in the accident@@jjss9586 @12345fowler
I’m also interested to know specifically what drone he was flying.
This is like the guy that was speeding his car on youtube movie down the road and the coppers give him a ticket later on after they see the clip.
The cynic in me can't help but wonder if this is a false flag situation. A way for the FAA to say, "See we need these regulations. Look at all these irresponsible bad actors putting lives at risk." It just seems so far fetched that an individual would have 3 incidents of such high profile. And believe, I'm well aware of the sheer level of stupidity in the world.
That is a very good point. Our governments are getting better and better at that tactic.
@@SubZ3ro907 The FAA isn't even really the government. But they were handed down a directive by Congress to include these provisions if they are to maintain their funding levels. It's a case of the blind leading the lost. Only in this situation the lost is obligated to tell the blind they are getting closer.
We know they did indeed create videos and working with ALPA and others showing drones flying over Airliners at airports to push the evil drone propaganda media blitz,like the Colorado drone swarm that never was and even the gatewick airport closure that never was, so YES that is a good possibility this so called admissions of unsafe UAS operations is indeed further such propaganda to push more ignorant regs on the hobby.
Drone pilots are forcing more and more regulations all by themselves. Constantly pushing boundaries, invading privacy, always looking for more ways to abuse their hobby.
@@marcuslinton310 Then those that abuse their privileges against the rights of others- should be the ones that are gone after; leave everyone else alone.
I have been planning to fly my drone in that area in Crescent Bay but because of this incident I’m now afraid to do it there.
Greetings from California. I reside in a agricultural area where crop dusters may be present at any time of the day, as well as Life Flight helicopters. If I'm flying my drone, and I can hear an aircraft in the area, I immediately ground my drone ASAP. There is nothing that important that can't wait until another time to fly.
You are a brilliant correspondent-Keep up the good work 🎉
Why am I not surprised that they caught this guy because he posted his crimes on TikTok? As Forest Gump used to say, “stupid is as stupid does”.
All I want to do is pretty simple; fly my drone without government interference, regulation or any other such thing. I don't fly beyond my line of sight, not anywhere near airports, government buildings, or heck across busy streets. People that are like going out of their way to mess with other people, or airplanes, helicopters, etc deserve to get their hands slapped.
All that a bigger drone gets me is a little further distance as I can see the size just a little bit easier.. Fairly sure that many others are no different than I am. I don't need someone or some official agency to tell me that I should not go peeking across the fence, peeking into bedrooms, or flying in air space that is not safe to do so. Morality and common sense guide me and others like me. I certainly don't appreciate RID and making it easier for the thugs in real life to take advantage of someone going out to have a bit of fun.
Just getting “hands slapped” is what got him into this situation!! Hand slapping is for children!! He’s a phucking adult!!
The videos are still available. He was WAY too close to the coastguard... Scary and dangerous flying
This Person was probably smiling while doing this thinking 'oh, this is so cool' without even thinking about the implications of their own stupidity. There are too many of these kinds of People in the World.
As much as people given me heat back in the day for flying...I would never in a million years dream of flying around aircraft with real people inside...let alone anyone around for that matter.
It is dangerous idiots like this that give drones a bad name and cause so hate towards them. It makes it difficult for those of us that do fly with regard for others. I hope he gets the maximum penalty.
Must be some drone on steroids to chase down a full sized helicopter and a gyrocopter. How fast does a drone have to be to follow and catch up to a coast guard heli?
Actually, Remote ID doesn''t make it safe. An ADS-B radio would.
In CaliFOREIGNia, no drones are allowed in Wildfire Air Support as there has been close calls with collisions and some have been arrested then plead ignorance of the law .
Good video as always Sean!
just caught myself dubstepping my way down the hall... (in intro) 0:56 ....
I will admit to having a little bop in my chair during the intro 😂
Because of people like this we all have to suffer. Been flying RC airplanes for over 50 years and prior to these gyro stabilized multi rotors we had no problems with government. Now we have flight regime restrictions, must be licensed, and now have to equip our aircraft with transponders. This is what happens when we lose respect for others, and do not think about or care about consequences of actions.
I try to stick up for fellow citizens but, this guy is a danger to the public. Lock him up.
I'm curious how you get a notification when a full scale aircraft is nearby? Is a it app that monitors flight tracking websites?
SoCal is the busiest airspace in the country. Lots of aircraft flying at low level over the coast for sure. All drones need to be operated by licensed operators.
completely irresponsible behaviour,they should throw the book at him!
Anyone that flys unsafe like this guy should not be allowed to own another drone. Hell I run from birds like yesterday over my house. I live about two miles from a huge lake in SC I had my drone up about 100 feet and here comes a large gull right at the drone. I hit the stick and dropped the drone quickly. The gull moved on. Drones can be dangerous in the hands of a fool.
It’s guys like this that cause the rest of us to get new and ridiculous requirements and restrictions.
Thank you! Lessons to be learned for sure! ;-) T
This was a great video and I can't wait to watch more. You give excellent explanations that make it easy for everyone to understand.
In the video you replied to Brandon Wingerter. His comment is one made by sovereign citizens. It's not based on reality but their imagination. That argument has never worked in a court of law, ever! Everything they say is cherry-picked and/or a figment of their imagination. Basically they don't want to obey the law so they twist the wording or make up new wording to laws. It's the equivalent of a 5yo saying, "Nope" or "It wasn't me." I'm surprised they don't blame everything on the one armed man. 😆
The best is when they try to say that they are traveling and not driving. They think that if they are not driving for profit then they are traveling and thus don't require a driver's license. If that was true, then why would there be a commercial driver's license. Also, the federal government established the 10th amendment to allow each state to regulate driving privileges. They always like to overlook that part. That's because it goes against their narrative.
Yeah, that "I'm traveling not driving" argument is just silly. A person can be doing both and one is regulated. This is like saying "I'm walking not trespassing" as you traipse across private property without permission.
I don't recall any mention of the drone pilot's certifications. Is he a commercial or recreational pilot, or does he not have any certification? What type of drone was he flying?
Coincidentally it doesn’t matter what type of drone. Any drone operating close to another aircraft is unsafe !!!!!!
Ok so wjen i heard about it i thought it was him flying over a road or people ir something like that, but this guy crazy though.
I think that if you could be charged with "stupidity" he have another charge against him.
I say make a example of him and give the max time and fines they can give. In order to save our hobby and in some cases way of making a living we can not let this slide. Either max prison time or max fine.
The other drone that actually was struck by a cessna, was a police pilot and was flying in an airport restricted zone looking for a suspect. I don't think there was any federal prosecution? This was in canada as well? Is there another case you're talking about?
I once had the reverse happen when a news helicopter came out to the blue approached my drone when I was filming a boating event. I took evasive action, dropping to 20 ft. above the water and them landed. Ashore. I was fortunate that his prop wash didn't cause me to crash. I felt he was not acting prudently as he was below surrounding structures. In all fairness he most likely couldn't see me, but he was very quick o his approach.
The older guy flying the drone is an unsafe pilot all around. Banned from drones, big fine and maybe a bit a jail time
This guy deserves whatever he gets. As a fellow quad copter pilot stories like this irritate me. He should have sense enough not to be flying around any of those aircraft. I fly fpv and like to fly around trees and unoccupied structures. People like this guy give fpv and drone pilots a bad name.
Guys doing stuff like this will eventually ruin it for all of us. I’m guessing this guy was not part 107. If he was he should never fly again.
Minding Your Own Business Shows Respect And Maturity. He should have kept that drone to himself.
Laguna Beach has some tight rules for many things. Drones are Banned from the beach for sure.
I usually fly my drone above my garden, just some altitude videos of sunrises and sunsets, all within the legal height limit. Before I do, I check my DJI Fly app for any low flying aircraft warnings in the vicinity. I also look up at the sky as well. If there are no low flyers then I'm good to go. If there are, the drone stays on the ground.
Sure wish you would show some video from the drone and Where he posted it
Hi mate just want to say what a great informative show.
Kind regards
Graham.
hi, im a drone flyer, my main job is forensic mental health, this stinks of a guy who has problems not criminal I hope this guy gets the help he needs, if he flys a drone directly at a giro copter should of been the biggest sign. He should never of got the chance for the other two events. The system let the other two victims down. I am not going to go into detail but something is wrong here. Ray K UK YNWA.
What drone model was it ?
People like this will not use RID unless it just happens to built into the drone. Legacy drones should have been grandfathered in. The FAA has done that over the years for manned aviation, for example with certain lighting requirements, radios, and even ADS-B.
Fixed wing pilot here. I do have an issue with a lot of drone pilots thinking that the risk of life is an over statement. We are operating in a high stress, high risk environment where our lives are at risk. A drone pilots life isn't at risk. A soft fluffy bird can bring down a plane. That said, I have done aerial coordinating where we flew 3 planes with camera drones. The difference is we are in communication, know where the drones are and we all have an escape vector should the need arise. Not knowing at all what the drone pilots intention is, or even if they know where you are vs their veild of vision including the lack off communication is a serious hazard.
A few months ago I registered airspace for 3 hours. I was planning on spending a few battery packs. I took one flight and decided to wait a little bit because it was hot outside. My decision to wait was fortunate because the helicopter comes flying in lower than 300 ft carrying a crane section. I find it odd that one aircraft entering another aircraft airspace is a crime unless that aircraft is a manned aircraft and the other aircraft is a UAV. I feel that there is a void in protection of UAV airspace properly obtained through laanc.
Ban him from drone use.. The repeated patterns showed he cared 0 about safety of others. If he doesn’t take the 3 hits, and a cot for extended stay, and pay whatever restitution is owed..
Hes a 62 year old man and should know better than to do that kind of thing with a drone. Throw the book at him.
Is there a rule for maintaining a distance to manned aircraft while flying a drone? I can't find it?
RID would have done nothing to prevent any of these alleged incidents. Pilots and ATC do not have access to RID unless they open the app on their phone while flying... I am curious how much of this plea deal is just this guy getting railroaded to push RID and UTM. I know the FAA wants as much case law on the books as possible to fight the inevitable lawsuits.
RID would absolutely have done nothing in this case. Unless local authorities were running recording of all RID signals. I think it sounds like some flights were probably BVLOS, and that makes it unlikely anyone would have been close enough to get a signal either.
We fly near a hospital with a very active helipad. It's our policy for everyone to hit the deck if we even hear a helicopter. This is no game... those copters come in low and fast.
I googled about this incident, but was unable to discover what kind of "drone" he was flying in these incidents. Even on the DOJ site. Anyone know? Is he a consumer drone pilot? FPV? Other?
Only info I could get from press office was a camera drone. No confirmation of brand or model. Could not even get confirmation of how many drones etc.
@@Geeksvana Thanks! I'll keep digging for it and share what I find.
@@Geeksvana All of the drone content he still has posted on his UA-cam channel is from a camera drone, and in at least one video, he mentions DJI. I'm surprised that he has videos that are a clear violation of altitude maximums still up and available on his channel.
@@LuMaxQFPV I do not agree with the operation of the UAV in those missions. However you can only be convicted of the individual criminal incident once. There is no reason unless it is part of the plea (edited) to remove the videos that you paid for through criminal conviction. At that point those videos can be considered your badge of stupidity. May as well keep the videos up you can't be convicted for it again.
Does it really matter what type of drone. Missing the point?