Drone pilot fined $3021 for incursion at YOW - InDro Robotics
A drone pilot who flew without authorisation next to the Ottawa International Airport (YOW) has been fined $3021 by Transport Canada.
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I disagree. As the article states being unaware of the regulations is no excuse for not knowing the law with respect to drones. As far as the itemized breakdown of the fines, I also agree with that too rather than just applying a lump sum fine. At least now the pilot knows what regulations he violated and maybe he will have learned what he needs to do to correct the situation if he chooses to continue with the hobby.There is no doubt in my mind that the drone Pilot was completely unaware of the rules of his flying his drone. So this comes as no surprise and it could have been avoided wtih a sticker on the drone to warn people. $5000 fine for flying near airport, military or police rescue or forest fires and more .
The whole idea of adding up all the Penaltes is silly and not needed , just awareness..
Were reminded evey 5 finutes of driving the car not to speed, over 30 billioins signs , reminders , warning and for new drone pilotrs out of the box, , ZERO
You know what is a good sticker , " Watch out for Motorcycles "
If I was an Air Line Company I would advertise something like this !
We here at American Air Lines Care about your safety , a Remdiner to all Drone Pilots of the $ 5000 penalites for flying near or arround the Air Ports .
and there Tag Line : Fly American because we care !!!
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Gear to fly in the Rain. Land on the Water , an Remind you to stay 5 miles away from the air ports , military, rescue, and forest fires .
While there's no doubt at all that this drone flight actually was an unauthorized "incursion" into controlled airspace and he deserves to be severely fined, the diagram in that article shows the flight did not actually stray over any runway flight path, unlike the police-operated Matrice drone that struck a Cessna 172 at Buttonville airport in Toronto two years ago. (TSB report)You got to love how they used the Word INCURSION - loll had to look it up , mean attack, ugh
I live next to a small regional airport (YZV) with tower and controllers.Probably because a) our home is roughly 30 meters below the escarpment upon which the airport resides and b) our home is at right angles to access/egress air corridors used by the airport, we are able for years now to regularly request and obtain permission for limited flights respecting the airports in/out flight corridors. The app advises me whenever I get too close for comfort to zones, and if/when traffic is in the area. Never had a problem - but always get the ok, first. Peaceful co-existence.Drone pilot fined $3021 for incursion at YOW - InDro Robotics
A drone pilot who flew without authorisation next to the Ottawa International Airport (YOW) has been fined $3021 by Transport Canada.indrorobotics.ca
Come fly on the scare bus!There is no doubt in my mind that the drone Pilot was completely unaware of the rules of his flying his drone. So this comes as no surprise and it could have been avoided wtih a sticker on the drone to warn people. $5000 fine for flying near airport, military or police rescue or forest fires and more .
The whole idea of adding up all the Penaltes is silly and not needed , just awareness..
Were reminded evey 5 finutes of driving the car not to speed, over 30 billioins signs , reminders , warning and for new drone pilotrs out of the box, , ZERO
You know what is a good sticker , " Watch out for Motorcycles "
If I was an Air Line Company I would advertise something like this !
We here at American Air Lines Care about your safety , a Remdiner to all Drone Pilots of the $ 5000 penalites for flying near or arround the Air Ports .
and there Tag Line : Fly American because we care !!!
Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly in the Rain. Land on the Water , an Remind you to stay 5 miles away from the air ports , military, rescue, and forest fires .
The Air 2S will, it's an authorization zone. You click the acknowledgement telling the DJI app that you confirm you are aware of the rules and you confirm you are properly authorized. It's probably either an Enhanced Warning Zone or an Altitude Zone.Just curious....I thought the Air 2s wouldn't even lift off in an airport zone. No excuse for that bonehead. Before I bought my first drone, I had already read the rules and passed the exam. Surely an example of more money than brains. This town is full of I-Me-My people where self gratification comes before the rules. I'm happy they fined him like that. It should have been more considering what could have happened. Sorry about the rant... I just hate people like that.
Both non-permissioned flights within 500 feet of the runway. Using a hacked drone (you can't even spin up the motors in a red(red) zone with stock firmware). [Removed by ADMIN] like this are the reason that more and more regulation ties the rest of us in knots.Drone pilot fined $3021 for incursion at YOW - InDro Robotics
A drone pilot who flew without authorisation next to the Ottawa International Airport (YOW) has been fined $3021 by Transport Canada.indrorobotics.ca
There is no doubt in my mind that the drone Pilot was completely unaware of the rules of his flying his drone. So this comes as no surprise and it could have been avoided wtih a sticker on the drone to warn people. $5000 fine for flying near airport, military or police rescue or forest fires and more .
The whole idea of adding up all the Penaltes is silly and not needed , just awareness..
Were reminded evey 5 finutes of driving the car not to speed, over 30 billioins signs , reminders , warning and for new drone pilotrs out of the box, , ZERO
You know what is a good sticker , " Watch out for Motorcycles "
If I was an Air Line Company I would advertise something like this !
We here at American Air Lines Care about your safety , a Remdiner to all Drone Pilots of the $ 5000 penalites for flying near or arround the Air Ports .
and there Tag Line : Fly American because we care !!!
Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly in the Rain. Land on the Water , an Remind you to stay 5 miles away from the air ports , military, rescue, and forest fires .
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.Just curious....I thought the Air 2s wouldn't even lift off in an airport zone. No excuse for that bonehead.
I tend to agree, the reckless operation probably shouldn't stand on the strength of where/how the actual aircraft was flown in this case..as Don points out in his video, this wasn't considered in the case of YRP's drone colliding with a Cessna, and they were literally in the glide path with no VLOS and not watching for aircraft.He obviously broke numerous laws, but he did not pose any danger to aircraft, except maybe the helicopter. Commerical jets take off and land over the runway, and DJI fly does not allow DJI drones to fly over runways. You can see by his flight path, that he never flew over a runway, so he never posed any danger to the jets. Strange flying from inside a car. I would think he would lose signal at times, unless he's holding the remote out a window.
I think he's lucky he didn't get criminally charged.I tend to agree, the reckless operation probably shouldn't stand on the strength of where/how the actual aircraft was flown in this case..as Don points out in his video, this wasn't considered in the case of YRP's drone colliding with a Cessna, and they were literally in the glide path with no VLOS and not watching for aircraft.
Where the reckless operation could conceivably stand - and I am stabbing in the dark here because there is not case law that I'm aware of on it - is that the combination of not doing a site survey, purposely repositioning to areas where authorization zones could be unlocked around the red zone, operating the aircraft outside of manufacturer specs, thosebtypes of factors together could be considered reckless.
The trouble is that it's a regulatory offence and unless the pilot appeals to the Transportation Appeals Tribunal of Canada, the charge will never get a proper examination and analysis.
I think Don was mistaken about the blue "H" as it probably just marks the Home Location of where the drone was launched from and no helicopter was involved.He obviously broke numerous laws, but he did not pose any danger to aircraft, except maybe the helicopter.
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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