<div dir="ltr"><div>Unfortunately the media will pick up on the few people who don't know the regulations (because they just got a drone for Christmas), but ignore the hundreds of experienced operators who've built and flown these things for the past ten years perfectly safely. In some ways, it's just the ease of which you can pick-up and fly them that makes them dangerous. Previously you had to have the technical ability to build them, and that translates to common sense when you operate them.</div><div>How long till you get a 'drone operators lisence'</div><div><br></div>I'm also hoping NZTA doesn't start watching ground-based 'drones' and decide to fine me for reckless driving:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_WrdV8H164">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_WrdV8H164</a><br><div><br></div><div>Geoffrey</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 11:32 PM, Winston Wealleans <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:winstonhw@clear.net.nz" target="_blank">winstonhw@clear.net.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">An Australian man has been fined for breaking aviation safety regulations while flying his drone, but while he wasn't caught in the act, the man was busted after posting videos of the flights to YouTube.<br>
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$850 Drone fine: CASA using YouTube to identify illegal drone use<br>
If you’ve got a drone and haven’t been keeping a close eye on the regulations that outline where and when you can fly it – be very careful. Uploading videos taken from your drone to the internet could result in the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) sending you a hefty fine.<br>
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/osr39gr" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/osr39gr</a><br>
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