No drones mean no drones
A tourist at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park learned the hard way that when a park ranger tells you no drones he means no drones.
The Hawaii News Now reported that Travis Sanders caused quite a stir when he decided to fly his quadcopter drone around the park.
Sanders, who was visiting the park with his family, told the Hawaii News Now, “My toy has some lights on it so I thought it would be fun to fly it up and down-no big deal: right? “ Flying the drone is a big deal.
In fact, it has been a big deal for over year. Last year, the park posted its policies related to drones and other activity in the park on its website.
In order to get to the policy, a person must first go to the park’s home page. Once on the home page, look over to the left column under the link Learn about the park and go down to the Laws and Policies’ link.
After clicking the Laws and Policies’ link, Firearms Information and the pdf file Superintendent’s Compendium 2014 will appear in the center of the page.
Click on the pdf file Superintendent’s Compendium 2014 and then scroll down to page six where you’ll find the policy directly related to drones.
The policy defines Sanders’ quadcopter drone as an “unmanned aircraft” that is not allowed in or around the park area.
Sanders denied knowing about the rule, and he accused the park ranger of taking his enforcement of the rule just a little too far.
Sanders told the Hawaii News Now that the park ranger didn’t identify himself as a park ranger and that he tased him [Sanders] multiple times.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Spokeswoman Jessica Ferrcane disputes Sanders’ claim that the tasing was not for a good reason.
Ferrcane told Hawaii News Now that Sanders resisted arrest and that he did not follow the ranger’s orders.
Although Sanders is facing charges for his kerfuffle with the park ranger and his flying of the drone, Sanders did make history by becoming the first person to be arrested for flying a drone in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
The Hawaii News Now reported that Travis Sanders caused quite a stir when he decided to fly his quadcopter drone around the park.
Sanders, who was visiting the park with his family, told the Hawaii News Now, “My toy has some lights on it so I thought it would be fun to fly it up and down-no big deal: right? “ Flying the drone is a big deal.
In fact, it has been a big deal for over year. Last year, the park posted its policies related to drones and other activity in the park on its website.
In order to get to the policy, a person must first go to the park’s home page. Once on the home page, look over to the left column under the link Learn about the park and go down to the Laws and Policies’ link.
After clicking the Laws and Policies’ link, Firearms Information and the pdf file Superintendent’s Compendium 2014 will appear in the center of the page.
Click on the pdf file Superintendent’s Compendium 2014 and then scroll down to page six where you’ll find the policy directly related to drones.
The policy defines Sanders’ quadcopter drone as an “unmanned aircraft” that is not allowed in or around the park area.
Sanders denied knowing about the rule, and he accused the park ranger of taking his enforcement of the rule just a little too far.
Sanders told the Hawaii News Now that the park ranger didn’t identify himself as a park ranger and that he tased him [Sanders] multiple times.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Spokeswoman Jessica Ferrcane disputes Sanders’ claim that the tasing was not for a good reason.
Ferrcane told Hawaii News Now that Sanders resisted arrest and that he did not follow the ranger’s orders.
Although Sanders is facing charges for his kerfuffle with the park ranger and his flying of the drone, Sanders did make history by becoming the first person to be arrested for flying a drone in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
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