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    Need help. Lost Drone (DJI Phantom 2)

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    Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.

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    Go try and get help from a forest ranger, and he cites you.....typical.
    It's only "science" if it supports the narrative.

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    Go try and get help from a forest ranger, and he cites you.....typical.
    It was a park ranger and in this case, he/she was right in issuing a fine. Do we really need drones harassing people/wildlife and leaving little in the national parks?

    http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...fe.html?pg=all

    People have been harassed in the national parks as well.

    Drones (such as the ones in this thread) have also crashed in the national parks and have created litter. This one crashed in one of the hot pools in Yellowstone National Park:

    http://time.com/3088792/drone-yellowstone-park/
    Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.

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    Out of curiosity, how much was the fine?

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    Now that I know where it is I'm going to go get it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nelsonccc View Post
    Now that I know where it is I'm going to go get it.
    ohh if you get it I'd be very grateful. Unfortunately I am not able to go there, because I'm from another country.
    Can you foto place of crash?
    Thank you!
    Fine is 125$

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
    Out of curiosity, how much was the fine?
    Valid point, maybe pay the fine and get your gear, get it over with.

    Otherwise you post coordinates to a drone online and somebody might go snag it. I've been really wanting a GoPro drone or quad copter for some time now but they are expensive. If the fine is only a couple hundred dollars, maybe I can obtain said drone for the price of a park fine ;)

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    $5000 or 6 months in jail is the published fine, go for it and see if it's true.
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    Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cchoc View Post
    $5000 or 6 months in jail is the published fine, go for it and see if it's true.
    The published fine for what? Hiking off trail? Because that is all you would be doing it you retrieved the drone unless I'm missing something.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Iceaxe View Post
    The published fine for what? Hiking off trail? Because that is all you would be doing it you retrieved the drone unless I'm missing something.


    Tap'n on my smart phone.
    Flying a drone, of course. Hiking off trail would probably depend on how much damage you did and how much of a jerk you were if caught.
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    It is not illegal to hike off trail there, in fact there are some off-trail routes there betaed in some guidebooks.
    Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tim-Yun View Post
    ohh if you get it I'd be very grateful. Unfortunately I am not able to go there, because I'm from another country.
    Can you foto place of crash?
    Thank you!
    Fine is 125$
    I was going to find and keep it. Finders keepers.
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    Then you just need to find a lost controller.
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    If caught, they would probably charge you with flying a drone. You could protest before the Magistrate that you were retrieving it, but it would require a trip before the Magistrate, which would cost you more than the cost of the ticket. Or the ranger might be reasonable about it - printing out a copy of this discussion and carrying it with you would be a good idea.

    The drone is subject to confiscation, as something used to commit a crime.

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    Thanks for the report. I have forwarded it to Park staff for retrieval.

    Tom

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    People, I asked for help, and got problems only
    What is it "Finders keepers" ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tim-Yun View Post
    People, I asked for help, and got problems only
    What is it "Finders keepers" ?
    You broke the law. If you hadn't lost your drone you would likely have broken it again.
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