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We have some clown that thinks its fun to harass us while we are hunting. That drone is bound to get blasted if he keeps it up. I'd hope the moron knows what he's doing is illegal but it will get expensive if he keeps it up.
I also would shoot it out of the air. I would use my 9mm, but I am in the city, and that would bring problems. So, I would use a pellet gun or bb gun, something to destroy the drone and solve the problem.
If there was a civil charge for shooting down the drone, the homeowner would win, this is an invasion of privacy, if it is your yard or over your home when you shoot it down. Destroy the drone.
I also would shoot it out of the air. I would use my 9mm, but I am in the city, and that would bring problems. So, I would use a pellet gun or bb gun, something to destroy the drone and solve the problem.
If there was a civil charge for shooting down the drone, the homeowner would win, this is an invasion of privacy, if it is your yard or over your home when you shoot it down. Destroy the drone.
You are NOT correct. Unfortunately, unless your area has a specific law against drones flying over households, you are NOT permitted to destroy or interfere with it. Current law is clear on that point. You will be sued for damages and possibly face a criminal charge as well.
This is an example where technology has sped past current laws. I agree that drones flying over households without permission should not be legal; contact your local lawmakers and register your complaints. I think soon enough appropriate laws will be passed, but now that isn't the case. Probably won't happen until something major happens, like a drone causing a plane crash.
I don't care if people fly their little man toys around my neighborhood but I did get upset when this guy down the block hovers hsd drone 15-20ft above my son's head as he's playing in my fenced in backyard. He was up there a good 20 minutes just hovering, watching. I confronted the losers and now they only hover over the other neighbors kids.
At the moment you can google your city your state drone laws.
There are a lot of issues. Drones are changing and growing. People are finding different ways to use them. People are enjoying them recreationally like those remote controlled planes....which also came in various sizes.
They can be very costly.
One jurisdiction can vary from the one next to it so you need specifics.
Requirements can vary also by type of drone and by the purpose for which it is being used. At least some need licenses.
Info about an issue can help and enable the neighbors to make some decisions or take some action.
We have friends who use drones in real estate. Some are agents, some do it professionally for the agents and do events and weddings as well. Can be great in areas that are difficult to walk or that really need to be seen from the air to appreciate the special layout of the area.
In a community a few miles from us, someone was doing this to try to sell a home that was just not selling for some reason. But in using the drone, the guy did it a few days looking for the perfect weather and the perfect scenery. Seems like when he looked at the video afterwards he didn't like it and went back for more. So there's that learning curve. Which angered neighbors who really didn't have a good concept of the larger area and couldn't figure out how it would fly over their home (to view nature better) in order to video a home a few blocks away.
One friend found it was too expensive and his license was not worth it timewise since he could not make a living with the drone and yet it was too expensive for just part time so he dropped it.
If drones do not have identifying numbers then they should not be protected under FAA laws. If they 'fall' into your yard? Finders, keepers. You may remember that model airplanes never were allowed to fly over random houses. They always had clubs that rented space in open fields. When a kid built a smaller version, he always flew it in his own back yard or found an open field somewhere for a short flight. Made sense.
A drone for real estate photos? Sure, since it involves a designated property.
A drone for photos over public land? Heck no, since a large number of drone owners will lose their units and end up polluting the countryside.
You both make neighbors I wouldn't want to even know. What happened to a simple approach and a conversation? Something bothers you - voice your concern. Don't act like a hateful simpleton who can only solve problems with a force.
You know, I agree with you. Except...
a. This neighbor should know. I am not someone who advocates unvoiced expectations, but seriously...he should know that his behavior is unacceptable and annoying. Why? Well, if he flies drones, he's probably aware of the controversy and people's expectations and annoyances with the things. I don't even fly drones or own one, and I am aware of it. So he knows that he is doing something that is likely p***ing people off.
b. Confronting people this day and age about their bad behavior rarely works anymore. People get irate, vindictive, and sometimes violent. Better to go through authorities or HOA or some board of people to do this.
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