Flying the sky flying in the sky Fines were imposed on unmanned reconnaissance aircraft where the pilot flew back unexpected counterattacks and the rules of the sky might be changed

ByJamie McCaffrey

Drone (Drone) "remote control from the ground based on the image of the air reflected on the radio controlled airplane wearing a camera is prevalent among enthusiasts. However, the number of drones that disgusted randomly in the air increased, and when the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) who did not look to see imposed a fine on the pilot, it received an unexpected "counterattack". What is the disturbance that is happening over the rules of the sky?

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Early in 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a payment order to Rafael Parker for $ 10,000 (about 980,000 yen). This was the reason that Mr. Parker used to do aerial photographs on the campus of the University of Virginia at drone on 17 October 2011 threatened human life and property. What kind of maneuvering / photographing Parker was doing in the drone can be understood by seeing the following movie.

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Drone flying over New York.


Fall to lick the skyscraper.


Falling the bridge looking at the car running down.


It is the Statue of Liberty that looks forward.


Approaching a greeting. The Statue of Liberty is also surprisingly free.


Mr. Parker, known as "Trappy" within the Drone enthusiast circle, became familiar with his name as he shot a dramatic image at Rio de Janeiro, and he became famous in various cities such as New York and San Francisco in the past I was filming a video like this. The flight which caused the penalty was photographed as requested by the advertisement company, but the photographed picture was approached to the school building of the university or flew directly above the running car and tunnel It was reflected in a state that it flew by low altitude beside a pedestrian.

However, Mr. Parker is showing off his intention to thoroughly contest dispositions issued by FAA. Mr. Parker claims that there are procedural flaws in the flight guidelines (flight prohibition provision) issued in 2011 that FAA is the legal basis for fines this time and it is invalid. Mr. Parker's lawyer said that there is no federal regulation that can regulate the maneuver of a model aircraft and "Whenever we make rules that have a serious effect on public interest, we need to hold a hearing. By the way, in 2011 FAA has neglected this procedure before issuing the flight prohibition provision, and therefore the prohibition provision itself is invalid in the first place. "

Mr. Parker who is manipulating the drone.


Until FAA made drones' flight prohibition provision in 2007, there was no regulation to capture model aircraft such as drone, there was only a safety standard arbitrarily seeking compliance. However, FAA has established a provision prohibiting flight with a wider phrase to stop the drones coming to the sky one after another due to the progress of wireless cameras, but that procedure was incompatible . For this reason, FAA is in a hurry to formulate new rules, but officials are watching that the gray condition will continue until 2015.

The drone system association lobbyist says that the US has suffered billions of dollars as a result of FAA 's flight restrictions. According to the report "The economic impact of unmanned systems in the United States", the drone industry creates 70,000 new jobs over the next three years and the economic scale is 821 in the period from 2015 to 2025 It is estimated that it will be 100 million dollars (about 8 trillion yen). Also, Drone, who can shoot a powerful image from the air, is a very attractive tool for filmmakers, so the American Association for Motion Picture also is eager to relax regulations. FAA and Mr. Parker 's court struggle are currently brought to the National Transportation Safety Commission and are waiting for a ruling, but as a fight to hold the position of whether the drones can fly in the sky of the United States, drone love around the world It seems to attract home attention.