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    Hi there, not sure if any other pilots have had this terrible loss.

    Good point. This rule is for the United States. I don't know about what flight rules are enacted for South Africa. But think about it--if it isn't specifically prohibited in your country, you still should not be flying your drone anywhere near an active emergency scene. Any distraction to...
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    Hi there, not sure if any other pilots have had this terrible loss.

    This is absolutely correct. You are immediately prohibited from flying your drone in the vicinity of an active emergency (Police, Fire). Just because you have flown it there before, does not give you the explicit authority to fly anytime you want. You should have known that.
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    So Illegal

    Beyond Stupid!
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    A walk in the Sky

    So very interesting. Is that you in some of the footage wearing goggles to control the flight. I would be interested in some of the technical aspects on how you shot certain scenes.
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    Missed the fall foliage contest - darn!

    That is a great shot.
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    I made a mistake and got a citation. Do you have any advice on the severity of this ticket?

    Well, what you did was to interfere in an emergency scene. AND you should have known better given all of the information readily available on flying in the proximity of an emergency. During my career I was in charge of air operations in the fire department. The rules for interference from...