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Man illegally flies drone over Download Festival and near landing plane at major UK airport

2023-08-29 3 Dailymotion

A music fan was fined more than £1,000 for flying his drone over the Download Festival as a plane landed at East Midlands Airport.<br /><br />Daniel Cesare,36, repeatedly flew his drone over the open-air event at Donington Park, Derby to capture the tens of thousands of festival-goers, and also captured a plane landing at the airport, a mile away.<br /><br />It is illegal to fly drones within 5km of any UK airport or above 400ft.<br /><br />Cesare admitted seven charges including two counts of remotely piloting an unmanned aircraft flight in a restricted zone without permission.<br /><br />He also admitted two counts of flying his drone above the maximum height allowed.

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