FAA Will Bust Pilots for Model Airplane Infractions
Earlier this month, the FAA released a National Policy
Compliance and Enforcement Bulletin containing language that takes a harsh
stance against pilots who operate unmanned aircraft. As a result of this new
policy, pilots who operate UAS against FAA regulations or model aircraft in a
manner that endangers aircraft in the National Airspace System (NAS) risk their
ability to fly manned aircraft.
According to the bulletin, a civil
penalty will be warranted for cases in which the FAA determines the violation
imposed a medium or high risk to other aircraft in the NAS. However, the FAA
takes disciplinary action further for pilot certificate holders who fly
drones.
UAS operators who the FAA finds conducted a "deliberate and
egregious violation" risk certificate action in addition to the civil penalty
"regardless of whether the certificate holder is exercising the privileges of
the certificate in connection with the violations associated with the UAS
operation." This means pilots could lose their ability to fly manned airplanes
for a period of time or have their certificates revoked.
Not only do
pilot certificate holders risk their flying privileges if they fly UAS or model
aircraft; they may also receive a greater penalty than individuals who are not
pilots would. The FAA bulletin states that certificate holders are more likely
to be slapped with a civil penalty "above the moderate range for a single,
first-time, inadvertent violation" because they "should appreciate the potential
for endangerment that operating a UAS contrary to the FAA's safety regulations
may cause."
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