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March 07, 2014

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 03.07.14

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Drone Pilot Beats FAA In Court

NTSB Denies FAA's Right to Penalize UAS PIlot

Remember Raphael "Trappy" Pirker? When last we wrote about this fellow, he was dealing with a recalcitrant FAA who had asserted that he had operated a drone illegally and was trying to stiff him for $10,000 smackers. Well... he's had his day in court and for a change, the NTSB didn't see it the FAA's way -- As a result, Mr. Pirker is a much less poor man than he thought he'd about now (minus legal fees, of course).