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 @04:11PM (#7922618)

> Are there tourists lookouts that are above popular climbing routes?

Definitely. In Yosemite both Half Dome and El Cap have hiking trails to the top and are very popular for climbing.

There's an old joke in climbing when you top out among the hikers: "Wait, you mean there's another way up this thing??"

Edit to add: even though a falling drone would probably not actually hit a climber, I don't think anyone wants the base of El Cap littered with smashed little drones.

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Re:Unmanned Aircraft to be Prohibited in America’s National ... by maxerickson on Friday June 20, 2014 @04:28PM (#7922713)

Yeah, I don't think people need to be commonly operating drones in these areas (I'd still probably be okay with allowing them on Tuesdays or something like that).

On the other hand, I don't think there needs to be special rules for every potential type of litter.

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