Confrontation with COPS over drone | Almost ARRESTED!

This was CRAZY!
The way current drone laws are worded leaves everyone in a state of confusion, leading to confrontations with authority like this one.
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[willrine]

I am equally admiring Keith’s emotional logic, as I am admiring Ken’s logical emotion.

[randyXLT]

It's not confusing. Property can dictate where you can take off and land. Once your in the air, it's only the FAA that has authority. It's not that I'm a licensed commercial drone pilot.

[johndyer]

The sign at the end As an avid operator/business owner, I admire your hard work and dedication to clarifying the issues that we face daily. Keep the videos coming.

[veizour]

Some days I'm a Keith, some days I'm a Ken... I wish you both the best. Thanks Keith for defending your rights. Ken, thanks for defending your rights. I wish things could go better, but I fully anticipate this will be the norm. Keith... I have your anger. I know your pain. I get the same exact way. People like you and me need to learn to make "let it go" a road that's easier to take. It's hard for me to forgive and forget and move on... but I know I need to.

[fisherus]

Keith, my grandfather once told me;"Sonny Boy, don't ever miss the perfect moment to shut up!" Nice job, Ken. You kept yourself from being a bail
bondsman !

[lewischui]

Thanks for defining and defending our drone rights. 😊

[LADETROIT]

"Just doing their job" is the number one excuse that's going to send many of them to a very dark and hot place

[beepbeep]

This Cop has the “you don’t agree with me, therefore you’re not listening” attitude!!! He also has “Lastworditous” and is unwilling to let anyone leave without them knowing how “Right” he is!!!

[gladperson]

Imagine the insane increase in confrontations like this with remote id

[cameraman]

Ken is the ‘Drone Diplomat’. As an aviation spotter/photographer, we too have had run-ins with Law Enforcement (especially after 9/11), however too many hot headed militant spotters relished the idea in getting into a verbal war of words (like this guy seemingly wanted to) with the local officials, resulting in some cases, banishment from airports an airfields. We may be in the right according to the local ordinances and laws, but arguing with a cop over such things is a waste of time, move on and return another day. Experience has taught me that one cop that is on a power trip, is not always the norm, he may be there one day and the next, a cop who is absolutely fine with what you are doing.

[e.t.dronehome]

Great video! I hope you can send this to that police station so things go differently in the future. I have experienced similar conversation several times when you’re alone it’s so hard sometimes to maintain composure.

[justintime]

I love the 99% concentrated dad joke energy you exude in all your videos. Im a big fan of your channel. Been watching since i first got into the hobby like 6 years ago

[phoenixr]

Unfortunately this going to be a hot mess for while. What needs to happen is local officials need to get with someone who affiliated with the FAA before they write laws about drone and what they can and cannot do so there won’t be this confusion going on. The language in the ordinance looks like someone was putting together something after they got complaints from people. People use drones for recreational, videography footage and real estate business etc.. Thank you Ken for being a middle person for everyone involved 😊

[baggszilla]

So municipalities can make rules about take off and land in their parks. But they can't stop us from flying over! Thanks for the lesson guys! Cheers!

[toddmdunn]

Your sign-off had me laughing out loud! Too funny. Thanks for the good laugh

[claytonpair]

That was extraordinarily entertaining! And that Ending with the City Sign partially blocked and the dialogue…. Icing on the cake!!!😂😂😂

[shadowofchaos]

I luckily live in Michigan and there is a State law that backs up the drone pilots. I carry a copy to cite it precisely to an officer. So far I'm lucky and the cops have been cool and understanding. Most see them during search and rescues.

[chrisalexander]

I've had this very problem with a town near me. They wanted to ban drones flying inside the city limits period. Several of us commercial pilots that work this area went to the town board meeting and spoke about it and instructed them about case law regarding the airspace and what authority they had. Also, that there are legitimate uses of the space around the parks etc that needs to have a work around in their rules. Filming events for TV etc. They listened and a couple of weeks later after consulting with the towns attorney, they started a registration program for professional pilots that gives us the right to fly on their town property. It is a free registration and we have to do it every couple of years and Parks and Rec keeps it on file. So, we met in the middle and found a solution. Maybe this is a conversation that needs to be had in Nashville. Flying in other cities for Public Television etc in a busy public area I usually drop by the police department and tell them what I am up to before I go fly. The simple fact that I did that seems to go a long way. Heck, they even come out sometimes to block the crowd or a street for me to keep the public back. But Ken is right. Don't argue with them. Even if they are wrong. De-escalate it and handle it later through other means. Good job keeping him out of the bracelets Ken :)

[LegionOfWeirdos]

Repeatedly interrupting a cop is only going to lead to bad things, whether you're right or wrong.

[earnhar]

I think the miscommunication was you can’t fly your drone in the park. Officer meant you can’t take off or land in park per local ordinance and Keith was like I can fly because I’m following FAA regulations.