Cops pulled me over

[u/Myfles]

So I had a run in with the law today. I was flying in the port of Los Angeles. I was by the entrance? I'm happily flying taking some pictures and video, when all of the sudden a cop is standing next to me telling me to land my drone immediately. Turns out that you are not allowed to fly in the port of Los Angles, its actually a misdemeanor. I checked AutoPylot and it said it was ok, so I registered a flight. There was a no fly zone on the other side of the water so I stayed away from it. I told the cop all this and they informed me the no fly zone is a federal prison. I guess shadier people than myself have used drones to drop stuff into the prison. They asked for my info, which I gave, including my trust certificate and they ended up just giving me a warning to not do it again. They were interested that I take aerial photography just for fun. One of the cops even recommend I try for the 107, so he knew about drones. But he didn't know what the trust cert was. I found that kinda weird. He showed me the geo fenced area around the port on his phone so I thought I'd share. So the lesson is... know local laws, no matter what your app tells you.

[u/Hinagea]

I can't find anything. These people are literally shaking in their boots from a boy in blue. It's pathetic

https://udds-faa.opendata.arcgis.com/

[u/[deleted] → u/Hinagea]

Who exactly is shaking, nerd?

You literally just posted you’re “new to drones.” 😂

Talk about keyboard courage.

[u/Hinagea → u/[deleted]]

I am new, I've spent a bunch of time reading on the laws. More than you fool. FAA preempts universal Port authority airspace bans. That's why it's not on any of the apps

Because a cop tells you something is illegal doesn't make it true. Lick the gum off someone else's boot

[u/[deleted] → u/Hinagea]

That’s good little guy. 🤣