This .... THIS is why we are facing more and more scrutiny and restrictions.
After Miranda warnings were given, the defendant told officers he heard a helicopter and “was curious, got his drone, and flew his drone to see what was going on. . . . He stated that it [was] hard to see the drone at night, but that he recalled seeing the drone’s green light facing him as it was ascending.” He looked down for a couple seconds at the drone controller and as he “looked up again at his drone, he saw the drone being ‘smacked’ by the helicopter, which was hovering.”
The "Buy & Fly" concept is going to make it so much harder to enjoy this hobby/industry in the future. I would LOVE to see some type of "Required Training" and "Proof of Passing" in order to purchase any UAS that has GPS flight, Stabilized Flight, and the ability to fly more than 100' from the Base Station (this would exclude toy drones).