(Source: 9news.com) In a first-of-its-kind federal prosecution, a German national who crashed a drone into Yellowstone National Park's Lake Yellowstone has received one year of unsupervised probation as well as a one-year ban from the park, 9Wants To Know learned. Andreas Meissner, 37, operated an unmanned aircraft – known as a Phantom 2 – over the marina at Lake … [Read more...] about Pilot Who Crashed Drone in Yellowstone Receives Ban, Fine From Federal Court
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Tourist Crashes Drone Into Yellowstone Hot Spring
from missoulian.com A tourist flew a drone into a Yellowstone National Park hot spring despite a park ban on drones. Park spokesman Al Nash said the drone’s operator reported that the aircraft crashed into the picturesque Grand Prismatic Spring last weekend. Tourists witnessed the crash. The drone is submerged in the spring’s 160-degree waters. Officials hope to … [Read more...] about Tourist Crashes Drone Into Yellowstone Hot Spring
