Drone down

Looks like the Scouse Police may be in a bit of hot water with the CAA:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/8517726.stm

as they've been proceeding around the sky without a licence. Surely
ignorance of the law is no defence?

 

So I have to get an aviation license just to fly a model airplane?

SQ

 

stupid ****.

 

Bang 'em all up!

 

"All unmanned aircraft, not just ones that weigh 15lb (7kg) or more, now
have to be licensed to conduct aerial surveillance work after the law
changed at the start of the year.

They need CAA permission to fly within 164ft (50m) of people and within
492ft (150m) of buildings.

The CAA said any breach in regulations, which came into force on 1
January 2010, would be "treated seriously". "

I'd not be surprised if this is yet another piece of European shite law
to bring the UK and others into harmony with Germany.
Something like 70% of new local legislation is nothing more than the
passing on the nod of EU regulations. Quite suprised me, that did.
Problem with most of it is, that it always seems to be a bit more
restrictive than what we had previously and introduce new licences
and/or paid permits for something that was free before.

 

That'll be coming, don't feel left out.

 

[snip]

and you actually have a problem with surveillance having to be
licensed/regulated?

 

How much for a licence for one of these then?
http://www.modelrockets.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?products_id=2097

 

Ordinary citizens have no need of rockets or other large aerial devices.
anyone seeking to use such technology is a metter of concern and should be
detained and questioned as to motive.

 

thanks for that explanation, Inspector Clouseau.

 

Sounds good to me

Yep, sounds very good to me

Sounds even better

So what if it is ?
It is, for once, a useful piece of legislation IMO

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip

Bearing in mind the CAA's reputed motto of "we're not happy until you're
not happy", this one could be interesting.

 

I was watching the snowboard cross last night and incidents happening
"in the berm" kept me greatly amused.

 

hah. I was watching some of the winter olympics, and that downhill
skiing thing with all of the bumps (moguls?) looks painfully hard on
the knees. I'm just keeping an eye out for the women's curling - most
erotic sport there is.

 

It is, especially when icy. Hence a recent knee op.
Competitors reckon on their knees being borked by 40.

I had to keep a sick bag handy for the repeated hand wringing over a dead
"Slider".

 

Ah! You've had dealings with the Campaign Against Aviation.

 

IIRC the Air Navigation Order begins with the words "No aircraft shall
fly..."

 

Not at all, but that won't and doesn't stop it happening anyway.
I can see there will be a call for, or an introduction of, paid for
licences for currently unlicenced miniature aircraft.

Mark my words.

 

I suspect darsy is thinking of a different type of curling.

 

In one of my larger papers I had to continually refer to a paper
by a German called Böhm -- I had to explain to my Swiss colleague why I
used the bibtex reference "clouseau" for it...

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