Mark Bagguley flew his drone despite knowing there would be a flypast, a court hears.
He reported it to the Civil Aviation Authority , which told him to contact police."You can imagine if that drone had hit it what could have happened, it would have been a major disaster."
Bagguley told police he was aware of the NOTAM after checking a drone safety app, but claimed he thought he had time to film the carnival before the Hurricane flew over. He also admitted operating an aircraft out of the visual line of sight, meaning he flew his drone so far away he could not see it. In the letter, Bagguley said: "I owe the pilot an apology for unnecessarily putting his and other people's lives at risk that day. I can only thank God that no collision occurred."Defence barrister Laura Broome, who represented Bagguley at Derby Crown Court, said he was "clearly very excited about the carnival" and "thought he had sufficient time to fly the drone before the flypast began".
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