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The political and ideological discussion in the USA about gun control laws and the 2nd Amendment has been a hot topic for decades. Usually, the topic remains in a glowing, hot-ember state. The heat and light emanating from this hot-ember pulses and intensifies when fanned by the news of mass murder involving guns. As drones become more prevalent in society, I fear the hot-embers of this age-old debate will fan into flames. While one must have a license to operate either machine, that legal requirement will not deter those with harmful intent.
Putting aside the political and ideological debates, how would soylentils implement a no-fly zone for drones - especially ones with harmful payloads or in areas containing volatile substances?
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by Knowledge Troll on Wednesday December 02 2015, @02:52PM
or simply through fines if/when a drone is caught in an area it shouldn't be. Much like with any other moving vehicle.
For example, one may not be allowed to drive their car through a playground or their our neighbor's yard but they could physically do so and if caught would face punishment.
I concur that this would probably be sufficient. There is an issue in that cars have people in them and r/c craft can be operated semi-anonymously. Being members of the Internet it should be obvious what anonymity can do to a human. I'm not yet sure if r/c aircraft are different enough to a car that this becomes a major factor but I know from experience the risks are not immediately obvious as a pilot. One has to learn to recognize dangerous activity then cease to do it again. There is learning from mistakes that happens and close calls - I suspect these pilots in the news are not backing off and learning from mistakes. This might make them different than cars as the threat of injury to the pilot is nearly non-existent.
It definitely looks like r/c aircraft are having their Eternal September [wikipedia.org] right now. Except that unlike AOL, DJI makes a cutting edge technology product that is leader in the pack in terms of quality and features. As a serious hobbyist some of my best quality and well engineered gear came from DJI though I have assembled my stuff from a kit instead of buying a turnkey product like the Phantom.