A Taiwanese man has failed in his appeal against a NT$600,000 (about US$20,000) fine from the Civil Aeronautics Administration for flying a drone into a restricted area twice.
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/09/14
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—A Taiwanese man has failed in his appeal against a
A Taiwanese man has failed in his appeal against a NT$600,000 fine from the Civil Aeronautics Administration for flying a drone into a restricted area
NT$600,000 (aboutUS$20,000) fine from the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) for flying a drone into a restricted area twice.
PhotoFast CEO Warren Wang (王龍文) said he will not appeal against the court decision.
Wang had also faced an allegation of prying into the secrets of national defense, which was later dismissed by prosecutors.
Wang said the drone flew out of the balcony of his home last year due to loss of control from malfunction. He said he was developing a switch to be used for transmitting drone-recorded video to iPhone for real-time sharing via wireless network. [FULL STORY]
