WASHINGTON — In retrospect, flying the drone out the apartment window at 3 a.m. might not have been the best idea.
The young man who was operating the drone that crashed onto the White House lawn early Monday had been playing with the $500 device in his living room when he decided to open the window and fly it around outside, according to a friend who is familiar with the events.
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The man, who works at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, has retained a lawyer, his friend said. But the friend said the man was sorry about the entire episode.
“In my opinion, the decisive factor was this flyaway, which is a well-documented flaw,” the friend said.
