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posted by martyb on Sunday August 25 2019, @09:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the fly-straight dept.

FAA threatens $25,000 fine for weaponizing drones

It's perfectly natural for a red-blooded American to, once they have procured their first real drone, experiment with attaching a flame thrower to it. But it turns out that this harmless hobby is frowned upon by the biggest buzzkills in the world... the feds.

Yes, the FAA has gone and published a notice that drones and weapons are "A Dangerous Mix." Well, that's arguable. But they're the authority here, so we have to hear them out.

"Perhaps you've seen online photos and videos of drones with attached guns, bombs, fireworks, flamethrowers, and other dangerous items. Do not consider attaching any items such as these to a drone because operating a drone with such an item may result in significant harm to a person and to your bank account."

Also at The Verge and PetaPixel.

Previously: Department of Homeland Security Terror Bulletin Warns of "Weaponized Drones"

Related: FAA Restricts Drone Operations Over 10 U.S. Landmarks
FAA Approves Blood Toting Drones at North Carolina Hospital
Commercial Drones Are Way More Popular Than the FAA Expected
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Warns Against Using Chinese Drones


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by JoeMerchant on Sunday August 25 2019, @05:42PM

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Sunday August 25 2019, @05:42PM (#885263)

    Even the big 6 rotor drones we flew with heavy gimbal-camera payloads were far from lethal - they could give you a nasty flesh wound (as a couple of operators can attest by experience), but with any kind of medical attention you could pretty much walk it off afterwards, no matter how hard they hit you.

    Now, the University was trying to build a flying guillotine - 4 rotors each about 1m in diameter - that thing was death on an X-frame.

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