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Drone Ban Extends 30 Miles Around DC, Per FAA (wusa9.com)

Posted by timothy on from the don't-spy-drones-hate-competition dept.

DewDude writes: If you thought done registration was bad enough; it just got worse for anyone living in the nation's capital. On Christmas Day (of all days); the FAA put into effect a rule that bans the flying of drones/quadcopters within a 30-mile radius around DC. This more than doubles the initial 15 mile radius no-fly-zone. The ban includes the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, and the independent cities in the vicinity on the Virginia side. On the Maryland side; it includes Montgomery, Prince Georges, Howard, Anne Arundel; and parts of Calvert, Baltimore, and the extreme north-western end of St. Marys Counties in Maryland.

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  1. Re:Breakin' the law, breakin' the law by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Your liberty doesn't extend to flying quadrocopters wherever the fuck you feel like it. Libertarians are the biggest bunch of spoiled children I've ever heard of.

  2. FED by MagickalMyst · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    "On Christmas Day (of all days); the FAA put into effect a rule..."

    That is exactly how the Federal Reserve Act was passed. Most politicians were away for the holidays in 1913. Three senators - who were allegedly paid by the banksters - ensured that the fraudulent Federal Reserve Act was passed by voting unanimously in favor of it. Since everyone was gone for the holidays nobody there was able to oppose it. Even one objection would have quashed the bill.

    Sadly, even today the USA is still controlled by the private, deceptively named Federal Reserve.

    More info here.

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  3. Re:OK FAA - I challenge you to simplify by CaptainDork · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    No. People don't need fucking toy airplanes.

    For the few who insist on getting one, they need to pony up and get one that carries a database of no-fly, downloaded from the Internet and described in terms a simple GPS can understand.

    Scenario:

    A wildfire breaks out. FAA temporarily invokes no-fly for drones in a particular area. My drone won't cross the perimeter and returns an error that translates into: "Sorry, but I'm not allowed to go there."

    The no-fly applies to permanent areas, as well.

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