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Man Sentenced for 2022 Drone Incident at Bengals Recreation, NFL Implements Coverage Change
by DRONELIFE Employees Author Ian M. Crosby
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In accordance with a report by the Cincinnati Enquirer, this previous Monday a person from Springfield Township was sentenced for flying an unauthorized drone over a Cincinnati Bengals Wildcard playoff sport at PayCor Stadium on January fifteenth of final yr.
In accordance with Decide Matthew McFarland, the incident during which the drone was flown over gamers and components of the group was one of many first of its form within the U.S. Officers acknowledged that the occasion led to a coverage change by the NFL that may see groups cease a sport and clear the sphere in response to the same prevalence.
“It is a new and rising security difficulty that (the NFL is) taking critically,” mentioned McFarland whereas addressing 25-year-old Dailon Dabney, who pleaded responsible in March to a cost associated to flying the drone. Dabney was sentenced to 1 yr of probation and ordered to finish 40 hours of unpaid group service, and has already forfeited the DJI Mavic Air 2 drone, which may price over $1,000. Dabney mentioned in court docket that he posted the video taken from the drone “attempting to get extra content material” on his YouTube channel to realize subscribers and earn extra money.
Dabney was one among two males charged in federal court docket final yr with drone-related crimes dedicated at native sports activities stadiums. The opposite, Travis Lenhoff, flew a drone over Nice American Ballpark on Opening Day in 2022. Lenhoff additionally pleaded responsible final March, and was sentenced to 1 yr of probation final month. Each males pleaded responsible to violating a brief flight restriction, which is a misdemeanor. In each instances, no unauthorized drones have been permitted to fly within the space from one hour earlier than to 1 hour after the video games. The FAA reminded pilots of the rule on X (previously Twitter) yesterday:
Drone pilots, from 1 hour earlier than till 1 hour after an @NFL, @MLB, NCAA Div. 1 Soccer, @NASCAR Cup, @IndyCar, or Champ Sequence common or post-season occasion, flying inside 3 miles of the stadium is PROHIBITED. Study drone guidelines at https://t.co/RyEEJK0QK7.
— FAADroneZone (@FAADroneZone) September 12, 2023
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Ian attended Dominican College of California, the place he acquired a BA in English in 2019. With a lifelong ardour for writing and storytelling and a eager curiosity in expertise, he’s now contributing to DroneLife as a employees author.
Miriam McNabb is the Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of JobForDrones, knowledgeable drone providers market, and a fascinated observer of the rising drone trade and the regulatory atmosphere for drones. Miriam has penned over 3,000 articles centered on the industrial drone area and is a global speaker and acknowledged determine within the trade. Miriam has a level from the College of Chicago and over 20 years of expertise in excessive tech gross sales and advertising for brand new applied sciences.
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