Unmanned Aircraft to be Prohibited in America’s National Parks

Re:Unmanned Aircraft to be Prohibited in America’s National ... by snowwrestler on Friday June 20, 2014 @03:13PM (#7922327)

Consider that people may go to national parks to experience the quiet majesty of nature[1], an experience that would be disturbed by a quadcopter hovering a few feet away taking a glorified selfie.

Also consider that there are wild animals nearby who are not used to drones. Areas of Yosemite are closed to climbing annually for raptor nesting, for instance.

[1] Yes I recognize that Yosemite Valley might not be the best example of this...

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Re:Unmanned Aircraft to be Prohibited in America’s National ... by baddox on Friday June 20, 2014 @04:20PM (#7922671)

Consider that people may go to national parks to capture photographs and video of the majesty of nature, an experience that would be disturbed by a ban on remote controlled aircraft.

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Re:Unmanned Aircraft to be Prohibited in America’s National ... by torbit on Friday June 20, 2014 @04:49PM (#7922807)

Looks like that small percentage of drone owners don't have a voice. The majority use hand devices. A small sacrifice for the good of the majority.

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Re:Unmanned Aircraft to be Prohibited in America’s National ... by baddox on Friday June 20, 2014 @04:55PM (#7922839)

Stick around, the percentage of people that own drones is only going up.

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