Thanks for the info on my previous (first) post with a run in with the cops. My car's dash cam did record a bit of the incident. When I asked the police what law I broke he cited a few bs statutes that did not apply to drones, but they he also cited NRS 493.100.
The way I read the statutes, it does NOT apply to drone operators unless they are flying recklessly over a park. Not sure if I'm interpriting this statute correctly. Does it only apply when flying over a park -OR- does it mean operating a drone recklessly ANYWHERE but a park? And further, does it only apply to "tricks" and "acrobatic flying" meaning it does NOT apply to flying straight and level.
Here is how the statute reads...
NRS 493.100 Dangerous flying: Penalty.
1. Any operator or passenger, while an aircraft is in flight over a heavily populated area or over a public gathering within this state, who:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, engages in trick or acrobatic flying, or in any acrobatic feat;
(b) Except while in landing or taking off, flies at such a low level as to endanger the persons on the surface beneath; or
(c) Drops any object with reckless disregard for the safety of other persons and willful indifference to injuries that could reasonably result from dropping the object, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. The provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 do not apply to the operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle in a park unless the operator is operating the unmanned aerial vehicle with reckless disregard for the safety of other persons and with willful indifference to injuries that could reasonably result from such operation.
The way I read the statutes, it does NOT apply to drone operators unless they are flying recklessly over a park. Not sure if I'm interpriting this statute correctly. Does it only apply when flying over a park -OR- does it mean operating a drone recklessly ANYWHERE but a park? And further, does it only apply to "tricks" and "acrobatic flying" meaning it does NOT apply to flying straight and level.
Here is how the statute reads...
NRS 493.100 Dangerous flying: Penalty.
1. Any operator or passenger, while an aircraft is in flight over a heavily populated area or over a public gathering within this state, who:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, engages in trick or acrobatic flying, or in any acrobatic feat;
(b) Except while in landing or taking off, flies at such a low level as to endanger the persons on the surface beneath; or
(c) Drops any object with reckless disregard for the safety of other persons and willful indifference to injuries that could reasonably result from dropping the object, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. The provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 do not apply to the operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle in a park unless the operator is operating the unmanned aerial vehicle with reckless disregard for the safety of other persons and with willful indifference to injuries that could reasonably result from such operation.
