Drone pilot gets hefty fine after flying his machine over an Ed Sheeran concert

[rtr32]

Drone pilot gets hefty fine after flying his machine over an Ed Sheeran concert

 

[Mavflyer]

I get nervous flying over someone's house without any people around. Don't know how people do it. I would be shaking due to nerves if I attempted that, not that I ever would.

 

[Jake 61]

This is a classic case of somebody breaking the rules because they could.
Anyone can go out there and buy a drone with the ability to do what this guy has, problem is, he has made a bad decision to fly out of line of sight and put his drone and more importantly, other people at risk.
Ok, I'm a health & safety consultant, so I know about following rules, so do most other drone pilots, but every now and then, somebody who doesn't care about rules pulls a stunt like this and drones are all Satan's work again.
What a jerk and down a few dollars to boot.
As they say down under....."Fair Dinkum".

 

[colinfowler]

Surprisingly low fine

 

[tcope]

Surprisingly low fine

I think news coverage is _far_ more important then the actual fine. No one was hurt and the risk was relatively low. So the fine was low.

 

[macoman]

This is a classic case of somebody breaking the rules because they could.
Anyone can go out there and buy a drone with the ability to do what this guy has, problem is, he has made a bad decision to fly out of line of sight and put his drone and more importantly, other people at risk.
Ok, I'm a health & safety consultant, so I know about following rules, so do most other drone pilots, but every now and then, somebody who doesn't care about rules pulls a stunt like this and drones are all Satan's work again.
What a jerk and down a few dollars to boot.
As they say down under....."Fair Dinkum".

I agreed... Just like all these mass shooting. They are trying to ban guns because some decided to kill innocent people and now gun owners are evil.