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Old 03-23-2025, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Goldwingnut View Post
I received word today, my letter is also in the mail. As a "repeat offender" I guess mine took a little longer. One the bright side, the letters are coming from a lawyer not the FAA. If there was merit a complaint would have been filed with the FAA or FDLE, but since it hasn't been (I am assuming) then this is little more that an attempt to intimidate. A common tactic.

The first time this happened to me I was hit with a fine for $7,100 from the FAA. It nearly put me out of business. But as had been previously said in this thread, I beat them and the charges were dropped by the FAA and the fine rescinded. They wasted a lot of money on having a lawyer file a 130+ page complaint with the FAA.

Until the FAA or FDLE is involved it is little more than saber rattling by a bunch of out of town lawyers in my opinion. This has little to do with drones and everything to do with controlling the flow of information.
“It’s an attempt to control the narrative and flow of information in the community,” said Wiley. No it isn't! It is a legal & invasion-of-privacy issue, not some evil conspiracy concocted by the developer. Aside from a legal standpoint, the drones are just plain annoying & intrusive. I don't want them flying over my property. "Boys & their toys"...grow up already!