In the United States for the first time was fined $ 1,100 drone operator
After two years of litigation, the Zephyr drone operator, who photographed the territory of the University of Virginia for commercial purposes from air, in 2011, was fined $ 1,100. The reason was the change in the law, which determined the unmanned airplane as an airplane. Rafael Pirker became the first UAV operator fined by the United States Federal Aviation Administration. This precedent can be a series of new fines for fans of the commercial use of drones.
In October 2011, Rafael Pirker used the Zephyr II unmanned aerial vehicle for commercial purposes and fired the University of Virginia from the air. In 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration decided to fine Pirker for these actions for $ 10,000, but instead of paying the pilot, he decided to defend himself in a civil court.
The defense argument in court was the fact that the Zephyr is an airplane model, not an airplane, and the Federal Aviation Administration cannot regulate its actions. The parties reached an agreement after a change in legislation that defined small unmanned flying devices as airplanes: "any devices created, used or designed for navigation and flight in the air." The fine will be $ 1,100 instead of the original 10 thousand.
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The Pirker business team called Team BlackSheep, for which the drone was used, does not look upset :
The text of the agreement between the parties is posted on Gigaom .
In June last year, a fine of 200 thousand rubles threatened the Syktyvkar pizzeria "Dodo Pizza". Gosavianadzor of Russia suspected the company of violating airspace use rules. For the first day, the drone delivered 6 boxes of pizza to customers. Some time later, the fine was reduced to 50 thousand rubles, and later it was canceled by the city judge.
In October 2011, Rafael Pirker used the Zephyr II unmanned aerial vehicle for commercial purposes and fired the University of Virginia from the air. In 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration decided to fine Pirker for these actions for $ 10,000, but instead of paying the pilot, he decided to defend himself in a civil court.
The defense argument in court was the fact that the Zephyr is an airplane model, not an airplane, and the Federal Aviation Administration cannot regulate its actions. The parties reached an agreement after a change in legislation that defined small unmanned flying devices as airplanes: "any devices created, used or designed for navigation and flight in the air." The fine will be $ 1,100 instead of the original 10 thousand.
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The Pirker business team called Team BlackSheep, for which the drone was used, does not look upset :
No news except good news! The Pirker case versus the United States Federal Aviation Administration ended favorably - a $ 1,100 fine ... Completing the old feuds gives us more energy to produce drones and video! Let's celebrate!
The text of the agreement between the parties is posted on Gigaom .
In June last year, a fine of 200 thousand rubles threatened the Syktyvkar pizzeria "Dodo Pizza". Gosavianadzor of Russia suspected the company of violating airspace use rules. For the first day, the drone delivered 6 boxes of pizza to customers. Some time later, the fine was reduced to 50 thousand rubles, and later it was canceled by the city judge.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/368459/
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