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Drone delays medical helicopter landing at OH hospital
Police discovered a man using the drone to take aerial photos of the Montgomery County Fairgrounds across the street from the hospital. (www.12newsnow.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
All the FAA regulations in the world can't regulate stupid. Absolute lack of common sense and paying attention to the surroundings.
Preacher - If it doesn't already, maybe the final FAA rules should prohibit drones within 5nm miles of any designated airport facility, including airports, heliports, blimp and seaplane bases, both public and private.
I'm not sure of what is in there already Gene, but I think there is restriction on Class B airspace and the article says hospitals. Whole point is, regulations won't do a bit of good if people don't follow them anyway. Yeah, 200 people might get killed because of a mid air in airspace where one wasn't supposed to be. They broke the regulations by putting the drone there and even if caught, will pay the penalty, BUT, 200 people are still dead. It's kinda like the gun control adage, Criminals will have guns. Regulations won't mean squat as long as people think only of themselves.
Lengthy prison sentence!? Good one!! Convict 1- "Hey man, whatchu in for?" You kill someone too? Convict 2- No man, I flew a drone too close to a hospital!
No, not too close to a hospital. Too close to a landing medical helicopter. Big difference.
Why don't you become creative as a judge. How about 500-1000 hours community service in a trauma center, cleaning up the aftermath?
Why? Because we won't let them. Judges haven't done any judging in quite some time now...