Matthew,
It is not illegal to use a transmitter to fly your plane. There is no
restriction other than local ordinances that prevent you from flying and
operating your transmitter. Does not matter where you fly, from a club
field to a local park. As long as you are using legal channels you are
allowed.
The illegal act is when you intentionally destroy property or cause harm
by operating your equipment. For example, if you knowingly shoot someone
down in order to destroy their plane. A well known example of this occured
in California with some ginat scale racing. The offender (sitting in his
car) was caught. Anyway, as a user of the equipment you are responsible for
its proper use. If while at your local slope your freq is used you cannot
turn on to "clear your channel"! Nor can you operate your equipment
knowingly to prevent someone else from operating theirs. Basiclly you
cannot tell someone else to go home as you were "there first" and on "your
freq". They have every right to operate as you do.
The most problematic situation is the "rogue" flier. This includes
people flying HL in the backyard, IMAC at their local school, or even the
famous park flier. If they have no knowledge of a freq conflict with
another person then they are not commiting a crime as they are not
intentionally causing damage or injury directly. Though during a cival
trial they could be found responsible for any damage caused by their actions
even though legally they did not comit a crime.
Jason Werner
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Orme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Frequency Control / safety
> At 08:51 PM 1/30/02, Simon Van Leeuwen wrote:
> >Those, who through persistant ignorance, or blantant disregard for the
> >consequences (those chaps who tell you where to go - and how to get
> >there for example) should be made aware that it is a criminal offence
> >punishable with jail terms if they persist.
>
>
> totally wrong. Show me the law. you can't.
>
>
> Matthew Orme
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