Hobbyist Fined For Not Registering Drone- A $2700 Fine By The FAA

[LUIS MARTINEZ]

Hobbyist Fined For Not Registering Drone | UAV Expert News

Hobbyist Fined For Not Registering - Hobbyiest recieved a $2700 fine from the FAA for an incident that occured BEFORE it was a requirement.

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Some times FAA actions impress me...some times they just make the Keystone cops look like Scotland Yard.
For the youngsters:

 

[Outta Control]

LOL!

 

[Fred Garvin]

I’m not so sure.....did you read the article @LUIS MARTINEZ ? Seems pretty flakey and not likely to hold up....

(I’m not calling you out....just that this particular case seems to have no teeth and is more akin to harassment than any actual violation....which apparently didn’t happen.)

 

[Phaedrus]

This made the rounds on several FB groups a couple of weeks ago. Bottom line is it really happened, and the fines were not for failing to register directly. It was in doing so it flipped them into Part 107 and 107 was the basis for the fines. Problematic overall and a weird case for FAA to use as one of their first enforcement actions.

 

[BigAl07]

Since day one of Part 107 it's been stated numerous times that if you do not fit totally within the "protection" of 101 then you are, by default, flying under Part 107 rules. So if any portion of your flight bursts the protective bubble your are indeed "accountable' for all of Part 107.

So was "flying over people" the initial "Bubble Popper"?

 

[LUIS MARTINEZ]

I’m not so sure.....did you read the article @LUIS MARTINEZ ? Seems pretty flakey and not likely to hold up....

(I’m not calling you out....just that this particular case seems to have no teeth and is more akin to harassment than any actual violation....which apparently didn’t happen.)

" Exactly, perhaps you missed my sarcasm...

 

[LUIS MARTINEZ]

This made the rounds on several FB groups a couple of weeks ago. Bottom line is it really happened, and the fines were not for failing to register directly. It was in doing so it flipped them into Part 107 and 107 was the basis for the fines. Problematic overall and a weird case for FAA to use as one of their first enforcement actions.

Right on. The decision makers were out to lunch on this one, with so many better cases out there.

 

[R.P..R]

This is fake news! It wasn’t tweeted [emoji23]

 

[BryanD]

I think one of the main points of the article is that, yes, the FAA is willing to enforce their rules. Something some folks have been claiming would not likely happen. But I agree, you would think that they would be able to get it right if they want to set an example with the first few enforcements.