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Re:FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals by vkou on Monday October 08, 2018 @04:18PM (#18170929)
Laws don't prevent me from murdering my neighbour. But they do give the authorities a hammer that they can use, should I choose to.
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Re:FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals by leetcrew on Monday October 08, 2018 @05:14PM (#18171375)
yes, but people who violate section 336 were already subject to fines up to $250k and possible jail time. they don't need a bigger hammer to threaten hobbyists with.
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Re:FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals by yason on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @02:57AM (#18173840)
A lone drone pilot from the bush can easily avoid that hammer with trivial precautions.
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