Alex Trelinski
A DRONE pilot has landed himself in trouble after flying his unit over a nuclear power plant in Valencia province.
The incident happened last Tuesday.
Flight detection equipment at the Cofrentes plant spotted the drone, which had infringed protected airspace.
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The Guardia Civil were notified and were given the exact coordinates from where the drone had been operated.
Officers went to Jalance- south of the plant- and found a man carrying the drone and its remote control unit.
They asked him to provide papers which gave him permission to fly it but all he could show were details of a course he had taken in Peru.
He also had no evidence of having taken out any insurance.
The man now faces sanctions for his transgression.
