PITTSBURGH (KDKA) –
Police were called Thursday after someone was flying a drone over PNC
Park during Thursday night’s Pittsburgh Pirates game.
The Pirates say a private citizen was flying the drone from outside of the stadium, along the Riverwalk.
Once it was spotted, the Pirates notified police.
The Pirates say once confronted, the man flying the drone admitted to doing it, saying he thought it would be fun.
Police asked him to take it down and he cooperated.
However, the Pirates say the issue brings up safety concerns.
The FAA has released a statement regarding the incident, saying:
If
a UAS flight is not for hobby or recreation purposes, the operator
needs FAA authorization. The FAA authorizes commercial operations on a
case-by-case basis. A commercial flight requires a certified aircraft, a
licensed pilot and operating approval. To date, two operation have met
these criteria and authorization was limited to the Arctic. Flying model
aircraft solely for hobby or recreational reasons does not require FAA
approval, but hobbyists must operate according to the agency’s model
aircraft guidance and the rules in the 2012 FAA Reauthorization law.
In
a Federal Register notice Monday, we gave examples of what type of
flights would be considered as hobby or recreation, and which would not.
Using a UAS as part of a business, e.g., photography, would not qualify
as being for hobby or recreation. To date, we have not authorized any
commercial photography UAS operations.
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