sdtrojan said:You are subject to laws applicable in the jurisdiction you are breaking them in. Any other take on this would be silly. Something like getting arrested for smoking pot in California but having it dismissed because you are a resident of Colorado. I think this defense is meritless.
sdtrojan said:I read it. What is says is that is the defense he is presenting. There is enough wiggle room in any law on the books to twist it the way the prosecuting authority wants to. He will never get away from this.
ianwood said:So, if I understand this correctly...
- A small flying toy is a small flying toy. Except if someone pays you to fly it.
- If someone pays you to fly it, a small flying toy is an airplane. Except if you're a foreign national.
- If you're a foreign national, you can do as you please but the FAA may tell your parents.
I predict these will be the next rulings we'll get:
- US citizens are required to become fully certified astronauts before operating any small flying toy.
- On the third Tuesday of each month, non-astronauts may operate small flying toys if they yell out "All hail Michael Huerta" three times before each flight.
ianwood said:So, if I understand this correctly...
- A small flying toy is a small flying toy. Except if someone pays you to fly it.
- If someone pays you to fly it, a small flying toy is an airplane. Except if you're a foreign national.
- If you're a foreign national, you can do as you please but the FAA may tell your parents.
I predict these will be the next rulings we'll get:
- US citizens are required to become fully certified astronauts before operating any small flying toy.
- On the third Tuesday of each month, non-astronauts may operate small flying toys if they yell out "All hail Michael Huerta" three times before each flight.
If so, I'm assuming the FAA will need to pick up a few hundred more employees to start investigating all of the model aircraft crashes.SilentAV8R said:will their classification of models as aircraft for enforcement purposes still stand
I read one estimate that a quarter of a million NEW multicopters will be in the air after 12/25. Scary!sdtrojan said:Yeah, there will be quite a few to investigate on 12/25....hopefully not including me
A business license is a state jurisdiction - nothing at all to do with the FAA.sdtrojan said:2) if he did this as a commercial enterprise, was he properly sanctioned with business licenses etc to perform as a commercial entity? If so, did he have FAA approval???