[Vision2020] Federal judge dismisses case against Kentucky 'Drone Hunter'

[Shawn Clabough]

And everywhere within Moscow/Pullman is within 5 miles of an airport (Pullman/Moscow airport, Gritman, Fountains (crop dusting)), so flying must be cleared before you fly.

The FAA has an app to help with flight planning.  https://www.faa.gov/uas/where_to_fly/b4ufly/

Shawn

From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of Tom Hansen
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Only over public fields . . .
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Tom Hansen
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On Apr 2, 2017, at 3:39 PM, Kenneth Marcy <kmmos1 at frontier.com<mailto:kmmos1 at frontier.com>> wrote:

Federal judge dismisses case against Kentucky 'Drone Hunter'

https://www.dpreview.com/news/5823669485/federal-judge-dismisses-case-against-kentucky-drone-hunter/



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A federal judge in Kentucky has dismissed a lawsuit against William Meredith, a self-proclaimed 'Drone Hunter,' who shot down a $1500 drone that was flying over his property.

The pilot, David Boggs, sued Meredith last year claiming that his drone was flying in legal airspace as determined by the FAA and therefore was not trespassing. A 1946 Supreme Court decision asserted that a property owner's rights extend up to 83 feet in the air.

US District Judge Thomas Russell ruled<https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3522488-Merideth-Opinion.html> that federal court is not the proper venue for the lawsuit, noting that the FAA has not enforced any regulations regarding aerial trespassing, nor was the agency a party in the suit. Instead, the Judge said that the lawsuit should be litigated in Kentucky State Court under existing trespassing laws.

Boggs' attorneys have not said whether he will appeal to a higher court – in this case, the 6th US Circuit. In the meantime, drone pilots should probably steer clear of Meredith's property.

Via: Ars Technica<https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/judge-rules-in-favor-of-drone-slayer-dismisses-lawsuit-filed-by-pilot/>


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