We discuss the headline "Bournemouth police pocket seven drones in banned airshow space", talk about what happened, and offer our thoughts on FAA fines that should be issued to reckless drone operators who ignore Temporary Flight Restrictions and Banned Airspace.

This is a big problem for all of us who operate our drones and follow all FAA guidelines. To be honest, this really pissed us off to see people on the beach acting like it was no big deal to fly a drone DURING a military airspace show. Stupid with no regard for anyone's safety - both on the beach watching the show and those pilots flying the aircraft.

If you ever spot a situation like this, call the police immediately. If these people feel they have the right and the balls to try something like this, they should be able to handle the consequences as well.

Below is a summary of the incident with links to the articles.

Police officers in England’s south coast city of Bournemouth confiscated at least seven drones operating illegally within the no-fly zone established during a multi-day airshow.

Dorset Police had previously warned it would take serious steps against any drones identified in the offshore no-fly zone designated for the Bournemouth Air Festival. On the first day of aerial performances above Poole Bay, officers impounded three drones that pilots were operating illegally, and another four the following day.

The Dorchester police posted a video of their initial intervention Thursday to their Twitter account.
“Here is the moment we found a pilot illegally flying a drone at @BmthAirFest,” the tweet said. “Yesterday officers dealt with 3 drones in the restricted airspace – these were seized and the pilots face possible prosecution – please don’t risk it and put display pilots in danger.”

Superintendent Wayne Nock, a commander for the Bournemouth Air Festival, told the Bournemouth Daily Echo:

“We utilize the latest technology to detect, track, and identify drones in the restricted airspace to minimize any incidents or delays to the flying display. If we identify any breach of the airspace, we will liaise with the flying director and take positive action.”

The police action hailed on social media during the first two sessions of aerial performances seemed to send the intended message, with no further drone sightings reported in Bournemouth over the weekend.


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Timestamps:
0:00 Drone Pilot Reacts
0:10 Bournemouth Police Action
1:10 Skyview Creative Intro
1:27 Dorset Police Twitter Post
1:38 Bournemouth No Fly Zone
1:55 Summary of Incidents at Poole Bay
2:13 Dorset Police Confiscating a Drone
4:43 Police Action Posted to Social Media
5:10 Accidents Reported by the NTSB and FAA
5:27 Possible First Crash Linked to a Drone
6:30 Theory behind Remote ID
7:00 Potential Solutions: Our Thoughts
7:15 Forced Registration of all Drones
7:47 Revoke Ability to Fly a Drone
8:15 Final Thoughts about Regulation

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