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It was the "administrative timeout" at the AFC Championship. 44 year old dude flew a drone over the Baltimore football stadium while the game was going on.
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According to FBI charging documents, Maryland State Police tracked the drone from the stadium to its landing spot at a house about a half-mile away. There, investigators found a man dressed in a Ravens jersey identified as Matthew Herbert, 44, of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, who said he had driven from there to a friend's house near the stadium.
Herbert told investigators he controlled the drone from his smartphone, taking six photos and possibly a video during its two-minute flight.
Every drone owner, even marginally responsible ones, knows that flying over stadiums is forbidden. Even common sense tells you that it shouldn't be done.
I have known this since I bought my first one 11 years ago.
Every drone owner, even marginally responsible ones, knows that flying over stadiums is forbidden. Even common sense tells you that it shouldn't be done.
I have known this since I bought my first one 11 years ago.
Every drone owner, even marginally responsible ones, knows that flying over stadiums is forbidden. Even common sense tells you that it shouldn't be done.
I have known this since I bought my first one 11 years ago.
This guy should be punished.
Don't assume it's general knowledge. I knew flying drones over airports, military bases, etc are forbidden, but never thought flying over a stadium was an issue.
Whether he knew the laws or not regarding flying drones should be taken into account when deciding how harsh is his punishment. It isn't the same to break a law while you knew the law exist vs breaking a law you never knew existed. If you knew it exist, chances are high you would had never break it, especially if you try to be law abidding regarding the laws that you know.
The first thing that everyone that buys a drone should do is investigate what are the laws regarding that where you live and where you intend to visit.
I used take a lot of street photography mostly in urban and suburban areas. While I haven't really done much of that in a few years, I could get back in the habit this year. One thing I was aware of was where you can take pictures without asking for permission (generally in parks and whatever is seen from a public sidewalk. This includes anything seen through the windows facing the street from a private house. So, whatever you do, don't do something stupid near the front windows of your house like being naked or even having sex while the curtain is closed but the silhouette is very clear from the outside, lol. You might think the inside of your home is private and it is, but whatever is seen from a public street or sidewalk isn't private per say. What is seen from the street generally is fair game. Minus military bases, etc are off limits even from the street). Knowing this is not just prudent, but sometimes (and this happened to me a few times) some security guard from some residential or commercial or mix complex comes out and says you can't take photos from that sidewalk in front of the building when in fact you can because the sidewalk is actually owned by the government. One thing I was also aware of is that many towns required you to get a permit at their town hall or city hall if you will be taking photos in any public sidewalk and/or park with a tripod, but if you are not taking photos with a tripod then you don't need a permit. Ok... lol
It was the "administrative timeout" at the AFC Championship. 44 year old dude flew a drone over the Baltimore football stadium while the game was going on.
I didn't know that. I personally think drones should be forbidden from places they are allowed like my yard.
Now that I know this about drones, I'm wondering what the legality of someone flying in a hang glider type vehicle is. I was at a stadium a few years back and that happened. I don't think the guy actually flew over the actual stadium, but he flew over the parking lot immediately next to the stadium.
Don't assume it's general knowledge. I knew flying drones over airports, military bases, etc are forbidden, but never thought flying over a stadium was an issue.
Ignorantia juris non excusat ... Ignorance of the law excuses not
I agree with you that if someone is going to operate a drone, they need to make it a point to familiarize themselves with the applicable laws, particularly with regard to where they are NOT allowed to be flown. Seems to me that googling a list of places where they are prohibited should be fairly easy.
I'd love to know how they tracked that so quickly.
The FBI used all of it's technology.
They just followed the drone to the where the operator was.
Maryland State Police tracked the drone from the stadium to its landing spot at a house about a half-mile away. There, investigators found a man dressed in a Ravens jersey identified as Matthew Herbert, 44, of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, who said he had driven from there to a friend's house near the stadium.
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