Drone News: FAA Proposes $270k Fine, FBI Stops Drone Bombing, Goggles N3, Air Aware B4UFLY Approval

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Welcome to your weekly UAS news update we have 4 stories for you; FAA proposes 270,000 in fines, Man Arrested for terrorism plot using drones, DJI Releases Goggles N3, and Aloft gets B4UFLY approval.

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First, the FAA has fined a Pueblo real estate developer $270,000 for more than 200 Part 107 violations.

According to the FAA, Henry "Hank" Borunda harassed homeless people and posted the reactions online with accounts under the name “bumsndrones”.

Borunda violated 11 FARs a total of 232 times according to the FAA, and had until October 30th to furnish the settlement amount of $270,000 or submit additional information.

The FAA lists violations including careless and reckless operation, operating over people, operating an unregistered drone, dropping off objects in a careless manner, operating without a remote pilot certificate, and operating at night without a strobe light.

We’ll keep you updated if we see more from this.

A man in Nashville, Tennessee was arrested by the FBI after an investigation into a plot to bomb the electrical grid using a drone.

According to the FBI, Skyler Philippi planned to use a small drone to drop pipe bomb onto sub-stations in Nashville as domestic terror.

The FBI utilized undercover agents who at times scouted locations with Philippi.

The plot came to a close on November 2nd, when Philippi and under cover agents drove to a target location and was in the process of powering on a drone with an armed explosive device nearby.
Philippi faces attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction which could land him in prison for life.

Alright, onto happier stories.
DJI has released the new Goggles N3, with a 54 degree field of view, O4, a 2.7 hour run time coming in at only $229.
The goggles N3 include the ability to do easy acro with flips, rolls, and one-tap power loops.
For our full review, check it out here.

Last up, Aloft Air Aware has gotten B4UFLY approval!
Many of you asked why Air Aware wasn’t B4UFLY approved, and the answer was so that we could include additional information in the app.
We’ve now joined the B4UFLY program after ensuring we can continue to add and display the extra information.
If you’re unfamiliar, Air Aware is a platform that we worked with Aloft to create so that recreational flyers would have access to B4UFLY when the FAA discontinued the B4UFLY app.
More upgrades coming soon, let us know in the comments what you’d like to see!

That’s all for this week, we’ll see you later in the community for Happy Hour and on Monday for our Q&A!