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Drones have been banned from flying within 32 miles of American Football's Super Bowl, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said.
In a video to sports fans, the FAA warns the stadium is a "no-drone zone".
The restrictions cover anywhere within 32 miles of the Super Bowl stadium in Santa Clara, California, between 14.00 and 11.59 PST on 7 February.
FAA regulations also advise that "deadly force" may be used if a drone is perceived as a security threat.
The Super Bowl is the climax of the football season, and a crowd of 70,000 is expected for this year's game.
"Bring your lucky jersey, bring your facepaint, bring your team spirit," the video announces, "but leave your drone at home."
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(Score: 4, Informative) by legont on Sunday February 07 2016, @09:08AM
The wikipedia is wrong in this case Here is FAA source https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=76240 [faa.gov]
Fact—The FAA is responsible for the safety of U.S. airspace from the ground up. This misperception may originate with the idea that manned aircraft generally must stay at least 500 feet above the ground
And by the way, note they say "generally". In fact regular aircraft can fly below 500 feet in sparsely populated areas and over water. They just have to stay 500 feet away from people and property. I do it all the time over Hudson, for example. That's why drones should be no more that 500 feet from their pilots or I could hit one and die.
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