FAA has just released guidelines explaining where hobbyists can fly commercially available drones and model airplanes. The agency acknowledges that recreational flying "doesn't require FAA approval" but also makes clear that such activity should "avoid doing anything hazardous to other aircrafts or people and property on the ground."
In short: Use common sense. The new guidelines forbid drone use for commercial purposes. The FAA also published this handy infographic.
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(Score: 5, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 24 2014, @09:10PM
Would be nice to have a non-broken link to the FAA site [faa.gov] and perhaps, a direct link to the info-graphic [imgur.com] instead of going through some wordpress blog.
(Score: 2) by AnonTechie on Wednesday June 25 2014, @07:15AM
Thanks for bringing that to my notice. I had inserted the correct links (and, I had checked them) prior to posting the story.
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(Score: 1) by zizban on Wednesday June 25 2014, @11:38AM
For some reason it turned out to be really hard to get the link correct before I posted. All the other editors tried as well and it was frustrating. It just seemed to randomly not work. It might be a bug in Slash.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Tork on Tuesday June 24 2014, @09:11PM
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(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 24 2014, @09:42PM
"Should" be able to watch them at any time, for them to watch us they should need a warrant for prolonged direct observation else it be considered harassment at a minimum.
Using one to peer into our windows or over our fences without said warrant should rate peeping tom charges.
Entering our property without a warrant should get them charged with criminal trespass.
In short take away their "in the service of the law" exemptions/amnesties that allow them to be jack-booted bullies. Allowing them to get away with murder because they messed up the address for their raid is just plain wrong. As is prosecuting a surprised victim for self-defence.
(Score: 2) by Blackmoore on Tuesday June 24 2014, @09:22PM
Well, now I guess I need to develop IP over Drone. Not just a mobile hotspot, but physically delivering packets from drone to drone.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by frojack on Tuesday June 24 2014, @09:40PM
Seattle woman says drone was peeping in her 27th floor apartment window, and when she grabber her camera and took pictures of it, it quickly zipped away, indicating that the drone was being live-monitored from nearby.
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Seattle-peeping-drone-outside-apartment-264334721.html [king5.com]
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(Score: 3, Informative) by tibman on Wednesday June 25 2014, @12:23AM
Which is totally legal as long as he isn't selling those pictures : )
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 25 2014, @01:49PM
What's the difference? There is none. The FAA never refers to drones in this release. Drones are just model airplanes, that's all.
(Score: 1) by Valkor on Wednesday June 25 2014, @03:16PM
Burn the land and boil the sea
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(Score: 2) by lubricus on Thursday June 26 2014, @12:40AM
can anyone give a non-cynical reason why commercial activities would be banned? It seems like they're killing off an entire market segment for no reason. Is it really as simple as: they want to control use, but personal recreational use is grandfathered?
... sorry about the typos