This incident happened before DJI removed geofencing, but flying near rescue efforts was reckless regardless.
Claiming he lost sight of the drone at 1.5 miles is absurd. It shows he never followed basic line-of-sight rules.
This kind of reckless behavior tarnishes the reputation of responsible drone pilots.
Now he wants more legislation after failing to follow the existing rules. Typical.
People will say anything when they’re facing serious consequences.
Some pilots do cut corners, but that doesn’t excuse flying into restricted airspace.
I hope he faces real consequences for deflecting responsibility.
B4UFLY’s standalone app is no longer available, but the service still exists through other tools.
B4UFLY isn’t operational anymore. Use a different service to check restrictions.