DRONE PILOT FINED $3,021 FOR DRONE INCURSION AT YOW

[Ty Pilot]

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.

 

[lookout]

It won't. DJI's Geofence system effectively prevented the drone from taking off within the Red restricted zone covering the runways. So the guy moved just outside the Red zone, into the hotel parking lot, and into the Blue authorization zone.

In order to take off there, DJI's geofence system requires that you be logged in with your verified DJI account via a live internet connection, click to acknowledge that you have authorization to fly in this area, and click to accept all risks and consequences of your actions. After that you are not prevented from flying within the Blue authorization zone.

The InDro Robotics system at the Ottawa Airport (YOW) recorded the drone's track from the moment it was first powered up within the Red restricted zone, and as it remained powered up in the guy's car as he drove back to the hotel parking lot, then tracked its flight (blue line) as it flew along the outer edge of the Red restricted zone, and tracked its 2nd flight (red line) as the drone again flew along the outer edge of the Red restricted zone.

And that's when the police rolled up and told him to land the drone.

DJI's Geofence system worked as designed to prevent the drone flying over the runways or approach/departure paths, and the InDro Robotics system worked to detect an unauthorized drone flight within the airport's controlled airspace, and the police successfully nabbed the culprit.

And, go figure, all of that was accomplished without forcing every model aircraft across the country to carry a ridiculous remote ID module.

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Yeah why do we this remote id garbage again?

 

[EssenYVR]

The word "ignorance" infers a conscious decision on ones part "not to know" because ignoring something is a choice- it is a deliberate action.

You're talking about "willful ignorance". It's manifestly unfair to accuse someone of deliberately avoiding information about something they literally know nothing about. You've got to at least be aware of something in order to decide whether or not to avoid knowing any more.

Ignorance of the law is of course no excuse, but saying that someone is ignorant does not imply an ethical judgement. We are all ignorant about some things through no fault of our own. In today's complex society the body of knowledge of which we are ignorant likely far exceeds that which we know. I, for one, am constantly running across things on the Internet that are a complete surprise to me.