Game of Drones: Crackdown on Shooting Drones As Target Practice
NBC ID: ARMIFEHQ5B | Media Type: Aired Show | Air Date(s): 08/23/2014Transcript
Event Location(s): South Dakota | Description: EXT DAY MS: Low-angle shot of two men firing rifles at a shooting range. MS: Point-of-View (POV) shot of clay pigeon in flight. MS: Man fires his rifle at the clay pigeon at a skeet shooting range. BRIEF CUTS: Shots of a man turning a crank on a drone launcher, of the launcher’s underside, and of men using a power drill on the launcher. MS: Man releases the drone. MS: The drone speeds off the launcher. MS: Low-angle shot of a person shooting down the drone. BRIEF CUTS: Shots of people shooting drones. MS: Low-angle shot of people aiming and shooting at a drone. EXT DAY MEADE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA MS: An investigator (face blurred to hide identity) sent by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) speaks to a man. MS: Investigator (face blurred) says, "The FAA ruled that you cannot use drones in a commercial process." EXT DAY MS: Men stand next to a drone and launcher. MS: Man releases a drone on the launcher. MS: A woman fires her rifle. MS: Low-angle shot of a drone in flight. MS: In an interview with Sanders, National Association of Drone Sportsmen’s John Davis says, "It's a form of intimidation, it's bullying, it's trying to bluff people with sternly worded letters and an occasional fine, you know to try to enforce something that they don't have the right to enforce." GFX: Insert graphic of court documents and graphic excerpt “there was no enforceable FAA rule” over still of a drone in flight. EXT DAY MS: In an interview skeet shooter KJ Joyner says, "Aren't they just little toys with batteries? (Sanders: They're not illegal drones in your mind?) No, absolutely not." CU: A drone seen on a launcher. MS: Man assembles a drone. CU: Yellow caps seen. EXT DAY MS: A small plane taxis on the tarmac. MS: A pilot seen seated in the cockpit of a movie plane. MS: Pilot checks the oil in his plane. MS: Pilot stands next to his plane. MS: In an interview pilot Denny Selting says, "...definitely a concern because you don't know where they're going to be and how long they're going to be and how high they're going to be." EXT DAY MS: Low-angle shot of a drone in flight and getting shot. MS: Sanders, holding a drone, reports on-camera. GFX: Insert graphic of the FAA seal and supers “FAA Statement” and supers “Shooting at aircraft poses a significant safety hazard.” EXT DAY CU: Hand grabs a shell from a basket. MS: Person (face unseen) loads the shell in a rifle. MS: Low-angle shot of shooters aiming and firing at a drone in flight. MS: Man (holding a drone) says, “Five out of ten!" MS: Man holds a drone. MS: Two men hold digital cameras. MS: Men (one holding a drone) pose for a photo-op. GFX: Insert photo. VO: Sanders signs off (no location given).