Re:Backlash after 500 drones light up New York City sky to c...
by colechristensen on Saturday November 05, 2022 @03:08AM
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I bet you could ban an aspect of a stunt like this not related to flight, like advertising without a permit or something along those lines. Has anything like this been tested in court?
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Re:Backlash after 500 drones light up New York City sky to c...
by WrtCdEvrydy on Saturday November 05, 2022 @04:41AM
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The FAA won't ban something unless there's a safety component. Light is covered under the FDA (surprisingly) and there's an interest Defcon talk about jamming Lidar guns (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQtLms02PFM). If you made the argument to the FDA that the lights from the drones are a safety issue... it could be done.
Re:Backlash after 500 drones light up New York City sky to c...
by colechristensen on Saturday November 05, 2022 @04:55AM
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Presumably the city could enact an ordinance banning and fining an organization for an areal stunt regardless of if the FAA approves. Of course a city can’t make laws to alter how a federal agency regulates something, but that doesn’t ban there aren’t other avenues.
Re:Backlash after 500 drones light up New York City sky to c...
by WrtCdEvrydy on Saturday November 05, 2022 @05:03AM
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Flying aircraft in formation is gonna be hard to argue as a hazard... honestly the "light polution" argument would probably be the best one.