In the US, for the first time was fined $ 1,100 UAV operator

After two years of litigation drone operator Zephyr, photographed with air territory of the University of Virginia for commercial purposes in 2011, fined 1,100 dollars. It was caused by a change in legislation defines unmanned airplane as the airplane. Raphael Pirker became the first operator drones fined by the Federal Aviation Administration United States. This precedent could be a string of new fines for lovers commercial use of drones.





In October 2011, Raphael Pirker used unmanned Zephyr II for commercial purposes and removed from the air the University of Virginia. In 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration has decided to fine Pirker for these actions for 10 000 dollars, but instead of paying the pilot decided to defend himself in court for civil cases.

A defense in court was the fact that the Zephyr - a model airplane, not the plane, but FAA can not regulate his actions. The parties reached an agreement after the изменения legislation , which defined the small unmanned aircraft flying device as "any device, created, used or designed for navigation and flying in the air." The penalty will be $ 1,100 instead of the original 10,000.

Team of business Pirker called Team BlackSheep, who used to drone, not look upset :

There are no news but good news! Case Pirker against the Federal Aviation Administration concluded favorably - a fine of 1,100 US dollars ... Completion of old feuds gives us more energy to produce drones and videos! Let's celebrate! Blockquote> The text of the agreement between the parties placed на Gigaom .





In June last year, a fine of 200 thousand rubles threatened Syktyvkar pizza «Dodo Pizza." Gosavianadzor Russian company suspected of violating the rules of the use of airspace. During the first day of the drone delivered to customers 6 boxes of pizza. After some time, the fine was reduced to 50 thousand rubles, and later it was canceled municipal judge.





Source: geektimes.ru/post/244754/