[Vision2020] Big fine for crashing drone in Yellowstone spring

[Darrell Keim]

Looks like Tom is droning on about this issue.  ;)



On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 6:33 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Courtesy of KHQ at:
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> http://www.khq.com/story/26630294/big-fine-for-crashing-drone-in-yellowstone-spring
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> Big fine for crashing drone in Yellowstone spring*Posted: Sep 25, 2014
> 2:12 PM *
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> YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - A judge has ordered a Dutch man to
> pay more than $3,000 for crashing a drone into the biggest hot spring in
> Yellowstone National Park.
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> The drone flown by Theodorus Van Vliet of the Netherlands crashed into the
> Grand Prismatic spring in August. Park officials have yet to be able to
> recover the drone from the spring.
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> Van Vliet pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to illegally operating
> an unmanned aircraft system in Yellowstone. A judge ordered him to pay
> $3,245 in fines and restitution.
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> Last week, a 37-year-old German man pleaded guilty for flying a drone that
> crashed into Yellowstone Lake. He was ordered to pay $1,600 in fines and
> restitution.
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> Park officials say a third drone case involving an Oregon man is still
> pending.
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> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
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> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
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