Ignorance has never been quite so fashionable as it is today. Where once people made it a point in their daily lives never to be accused of it, ignorance now is bandied about much like a 'get-out-of-jail-free' card that has become the go-to convenient way of breaking laws and then childishly claiming; "I didn't Know, therefore I did no wrong".
The word "ignorance" infers a conscious decision on ones part "not to know" because ignoring something is a choice- it is a deliberate action. So while we can debate whether or not this pilot 'knew' the rules regarding flying near manned aviation - there is no doubt that he should have known.
As to 'written instructions' being available to new drone pilots that specifically spell out that they should not fly at airports or near manned aviation - well, it is there in the manuals, on the boxes and in the Safety Guidelines of practically every consumer drone sold, but one who practices ignorance has simply chosen not to see these an an excuse to do whatever they feel they are entitled to do.
The word "ignorance" infers a conscious decision on ones part "not to know" because ignoring something is a choice- it is a deliberate action. So while we can debate whether or not this pilot 'knew' the rules regarding flying near manned aviation - there is no doubt that he should have known.
As to 'written instructions' being available to new drone pilots that specifically spell out that they should not fly at airports or near manned aviation - well, it is there in the manuals, on the boxes and in the Safety Guidelines of practically every consumer drone sold, but one who practices ignorance has simply chosen not to see these an an excuse to do whatever they feel they are entitled to do.