The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident in which a quadcopter flew within a short distance of a helicopter in the skies near Cleveland.
An FAA spokesman says the pilot of a small Schweizer helicopter reported on July 11 that a red quadcopter got within about 50 yards of his craft while flying at 1,700 feet. The FAA only allows Unmanned Aerial Systems to fly to 400 feet.
The incident occurred about 5 miles northeast of Cleveland.
A fellow was arrested recently in Lake Katrine, NY after flying a DJI Phantom outside a new medical building. Police thought he was spying on patients, he claimed he just wanted to take a video to show off the new building. Check Daily Freeman.
So now we have officially blurred the line between UAS and RPA with a misunderstanding of AGL and location…a hobbyist that is a member of the AMA signs an agreement to not fly above 400 ft AGL within 5 miles of an operating airstrip, but I don’t recall any reference to UAS in that document. If this was a hobbyist above 400 ft AGL within 5 miles of an operating airstrip, then yes they were in violation of the FAA/AMA agreement. If not, perhaps any altitude or location could be called an infringement of airspace by the FAA.
what can I say NOT a AMA member for sure just another you tuber cause a bad rap for the rest of us.
Just wait if this goes on like this we are out of a hobby by the end of 2015.