FAA warns you not to bring your drone to the Super bowl!

[droneadmin]

So the FAA released a 20 second video telling people to bring their face paint, jersey's and team spirit but leave the drones behind.

They are calling the stadium a no drone zone. They must be concerned that somebody may try to pull a stunt. What do you think the reaction would be if a large or medium sized drone did end up flying inside the stadium during the super bowl? Would everyone freak out? Would they try to take it down and if so, how?

Shooting it down risks it falling on people and hurting them. Doesn't seem like a good option. Would they stop the clock and all play until it is removed?

Does anyone think it will happen this year or in a future year possibly?

 

[Petr Hejl]

They actually called 34 mile radius no-drone zone, which is a little ridiculous ( I guess the 34 mile number comes from the distance to international waters). There are a few ways to take a drone down. Besides the usual hillbilly shotgun solution (perhaps not the best at a stadium), there are some tests with larger drones carrying a net, trained eagles (that one's really funny), and even a few "drone guns", which intercept the drone by scrambling it's radio signal (probably the most useful way and a good business moving forward).

 

[John Locke]

The NFL should consider putting a crew and plan together to thwart a potential drone invasion. Here's a product they could use, a drone detector, which detects incoming drones from a mile away, as well as the location of the RC. The FAA should also consider putting a plan together, assuming this drone detector works as advertised. For major events like SuperBowl, Indy 500, RoseBowl, this could augment their ability to prevent a threat, which could turn into a media fiasco and harm our hobby.

 

[droneadmin]

The NFL should consider putting a crew and plan together to thwart a potential drone invasion. Here's a product they could use, a drone detector, which detects incoming drones from a mile away, as well as the location of the RC. The FAA should also consider putting a plan together, assuming this drone detector works as advertised. For major events like SuperBowl, Indy 500, RoseBowl, this could augment their ability to prevent a threat, which could turn into a media fiasco and harm our hobby.

I had not seen this device before. Interesting setup. Thanks for the link.

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