joewilly12 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 The Giants may have bent the rules by flying a drone over minicamp practice earlier this month. Not the NFL's rules, but the Federal Aviation Administration's guidelines for flying unmanned aircrafts for a commercial purpose. The Giants, Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots could be subject to fines for failing to obtain necessary exemptions, according to Bloomberg News. They wrote: "The FAA, when asked about drone use by three teams, said it has been in contact with the Cowboys to "explain the proper procedure for obtaining the necessary exemption." It plans to reach out to two other teams that used the devices to film their own workouts: the New York Giants and the New England Patriots." Whoops. It's likely the Giants, along with the Cowboys and Patriots, didn't know any better. This is all new territory. When Giants coach Tom Coughlin got into coaching there certainly weren't any drones. When approached with the idea of using drones to tape their practices, it's unlikely he knew any of the preexisting laws. The Patriots and Bill Belichick? Well, who knows. They may have bent the rules a time or two before. The Giants told Bloomberg they couldn't comment because the individuals handling the drones were unavailable in the offseason. The Giants closed out their minicamp and offseason workout program last week. They open training camp on July 30. This time of the year (from late-June to latte-July) is prime time for vacations and time off in the NFL. It doesn't seem the Giants should have much to worry about. It seems unlikely a serious punishment will be levied. Only a handful of operators have reportedly been fined for illegally flying drones. The Giants tested the drone for part of a practice this spring. They wanted to see what it could do to possibly enhance their videotaping of practice. "It is another advancement," Coughlin said. "The way it was presented to me is, 'Is this angle worth looking at?' I am not really ready even to say that because I only saw it one day and saw it in a certain drill. "Maybe there are drills where it would help, looking right straight down on an inside play, you have a tendency to speed through it and get to the end zone copy. There may be something to it. I'm not ready to say one way or another. I wouldn't want to stand in the way of the advancement of technology." Unless maybe it was against the law or disrupted the FAA's airspace. Jordan Raanan may be reached at jraanan@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @JordanRaanan. Find NJ.com Giants on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 of course Pats are one of the teams lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdetroit Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Classy Giants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 of course Pats are one of the teams lol What's the chances Belichick's already stolen the plans for those stealth drones the Air Force use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Killa Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Great off season for the patriots. Deflate gate, breaking CBA rules with Butler and now drones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetscrazey Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 You should be able to use it on your own property without dealing with all that red tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet9 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 You should be able to use it on your own property without dealing with all that red tape. This. They won't be able to stop this BTW. Just like they can't stop illegal downloading. It's whack-a-mole. Stop one and another pops up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Oh come on. It's in a controlled area over their field. The government needs to ****off and mind it's own business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Oh come on. It's in a controlled area over their field. The government needs to ****off and mind it's own business. I have a tendency to agree, but it involves the Giants and Pats, so it's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 the cheatahs were filiming thier own practices ? lol, yeah right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIJetsFan Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 On 6/28/2015 at 6:22 PM, New York Mick said: Oh come on. It's in a controlled area over their field. The government needs to ****off and mind it's own business. No, there are rules in place and about weight and speed. This is a safety issue. ***************************************** Mods please help. the above is not my post so it seems my account has been hacked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 No, there are rules in place and about weight and speed. This is a safety issue. Blah blah blah. It's about money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxgreen Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I keep waiting for some real estate company to use one of these things and a PO'ed home owner will blow it out of the sky. Should be fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenwichjetfan Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 The Pats were involved in this? No freaking way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmajet Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 You should be able to use it on your own property without dealing with all that red tape. If Kraft/Mara/Jones was flying it over his own 'estate' and keeping away from other people's property I would agree, but they are flying it over property accessible to the public... there are safety, privacy, and other issues. Now if they were flying the drones over other stadiums to steal plays, that would be more interesting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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