Feb 4, 2025 · Michael DiCiurcio, Case No. 24-0612 (E.D. Pa.). The case has been investigated by the FAA’s Flight Standards Division, and the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General. The case is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Viveca D. Parker. All civil claims are allegations only.

6 days ago · Image: Court exhibit In the bustling cityscape of Philadelphia, one man’s aerial adventures have come crashing down to earth. Michael DiCiurcio, the face behind the popular YouTube channel “PhillyDroneLife,” has been permanently grounded following a federal court’s consent judgment against him for reckless drone operations.

Feb 5, 2025 · by Alex Lloyd Gross Federal Authorities clipped the wings of a Philadelphia resident who they said was operating a drone recklessly from December 2019 until recently. According to court documents, Michael DiCiurcio of Philadelphia would fly his drone to make YouTube videos for his channel "Philly Drone Life" which was ordered taken down. DiCiurcio lost...

Feb 4, 2025 · Federal prosecutors filed a civil complaint against Michael DiCiurcio, the creator behind PhillyDroneLife, in early 2024. In it, they alleged that DiCiurcio repeatedly flew his drones through...

Feb 13, 2024 · South Philadelphia resident Michael DiCiurcio, whose YouTube channel PhillyDroneLife has thousands of views, is facing a civil complaint from the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern...

Feb 13, 2024 · South Philadelphia resident Michael DiCiurcio flies drones all around Philadelphia and posts videos of his drone-flying for all the world to see on his YouTube channel, Philly Drone Life. He...

Feb 13, 2024 · Michael DiCiurcio, Case No. 24-cv-00612 (E.D. Pa.). The case has been investigated by the FAA’s Flight Standards Division and the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General. The case is being handled by …

Feb 14, 2024 · Michael DiCiurcio, known online for his YouTube channel PhillyDroneLife, operated drones “scores of times...in violation of multiple regulations” across a period of about a year, according to the complaint filed Friday by U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Jacqueline Romero.

Feb 15, 2024 · Michael DiCiurcio, who runs the YouTube channel PhillyDroneLife, operated drones in the city “unlawfully and unsafely ... between at least December 2019 to the present,” according to a...

Feb 14, 2024 · The suit says DiCiurcio flew the craft “unlawfully and unsafely in the Philadelphia area between at least December 2019 to the present,” repeatedly violating FAA rules and ignoring the agency’s cease-and-desist warnings. It seeks fines of $1,501 for each drone rule violation, or a total of $182,004.