Drone chased my dog.

You’re correct. $5 for 3 yr registration.

I make a point to go up to at least 200 ft before traversing my neighbor’s property.
I seem to recall reading that the FAA backed off that.

" If you buy a new drone in the U.S. to fly non-commercially, you no longer have to registeryour drone with the Federal Aviation Administration, according to a decision issued today by a federal court in Washington, D.C. ... But if flying for commercial purposes, dronebuyers still need to register.May 19, 2017"

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I seem to recall reading that the FAA backed off that.

" If you buy a new drone in the U.S. to fly non-commercially, you no longer have to registeryour drone with the Federal Aviation Administration, according to a decision issued today by a federal court in Washington, D.C. ... But if flying for commercial purposes, dronebuyers still need to register.May 19, 2017"

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Ancient history...and history's being rewritten. :)
 
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I believe you are now required to get a FAA license
if the drone is used for commercial purposes. That is if you make any money off of it, even if it's selling a snapshot of someone's home.

But, here's your anti-drone solution, the Dutch are working on...

Part interview in Dutch. Critical part between 1:00 to 2:30
 
I seem to recall reading that the FAA backed off that.

After the Taylor ruling, the FAA re-crafted the requirement and registration is required.

BTW, the money collected from those registrations is now filtering into the private sector as Fed funds for Trump's initiative to integrate drones into the national airspace. I work for a company that has won a contract with NCDOT that is funded by that money. Thank you for lining my pocket.
 
Is there any law against firing a blank at a drone, ideally when it's close enough that the operator can see? The "Biden Maneuver" might actually work in this case.
 
If I Ever buy a drone, I'll just say it identifies as an RC CAR. [emoji23]

Actually my RC car is a "drone", because I've installed a Pixhawk autopilot that allows autonomous operation. ;)

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Is there any law against firing a blank at a drone, ideally when it's close enough that the operator can see? The "Biden Maneuver" might actually work in this case.

If it damages the craft or causes it to crash, yes. An uncontrolled crash is a danger to persons and property on the ground. If you cause it to crash and it strikes one of your kids in the course of crashing, who will you blame?
 
This. If I still had my flying wing that was set up to fly FPV, I would kamikaze said multirotor just because my plane would survive while their multi would fall out of the sky.....

All BS aside, every time it happens, law your local law enforcement. Contact the FAA. Nothing will come from the latter, but there will be a paper trail. Pictures and videos of encounter will help your case

Don’t shoot it, you’ll be in trouble and will probably have to replace it. Sucks I know but it is what it is.

However, if they are flying it low enough to the ground to chance your dog, the. They are probably close by. Grab you a casting net catch the thing. Wait for said owner to come and get it.

Btw the number of folks that actually registered their stuff is a small percentage in the whole hobby. I never registered mine and won’t ever down the road. But I fly fixed wing and respect people’s privacy.

Jamming is illegal and well ittle RTH anyways. Just get a net and go the non lethal route


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If it damages the craft or causes it to crash, yes. An uncontrolled crash is a danger to persons and property on the ground. If you cause it to crash and it strikes one of your kids in the course of crashing, who will you blame?
do it for the children
 
The reality is, while it's a Federal crime to intentionally damage or shoot down aircraft - no Federal authorities will show up if you Rambo someone's toy drone. Badass on!

Talking to anti-droners is like talking to never-Trumpers. Don't.
 
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The reality is, while it's a Federal crime to intentionally damage or shoot down aircraft - no Federal authorities will show up if you Rambo someone's toy drone. Badass on!

Talking to anti-droners is like talking to never-Trumpers. Don't.

I think you misinterpret the general sentiment. There have been a few threads on this subject, and I get the feeling from tbe various threads that the overarching sentiment is not so much anti-drone it is more of anti-idiot-drone-operators. I could be wrong, but that holds true for me, at least.
You and the rest of your buddies are simply responsible, moral operators out on a Saturday enjoying your hobby. I both respect that and commend you for it. Have at it.
However, even you must admit that there are quite a bunch of, for lack of a better term, idiot operators out there. Operators that do things like hover over women and children in a backyard pool at low altitudes like that feller in Kentucky and the OP here. Operators that harass the animals, at extremely low altitudes, like in the OP here.
Doing those things clearly represent a trespass.
You and your buddies may not be trespassing, but this guy definitely was.
If that was a physical person in the backyard, you could ask that person to leave. If they did not, you could remove them.
How do you ask a drone to leave?
That is a serious question. How?
If you truly believe in your property and privacy rights, and the ability to defend against trespassers and peepers, you camnot draw a line between a person or a mechanical object controlled by a person. Both can be equally invasive.
And you have the right to remove both.
 
If you feel violated by someone's toy, call the law. NC has drone laws relating to privacy and none allow for discharging a firearm into the air.
 
There have been a few threads on this subject, and I get the feeling from tbe various threads that the overarching sentiment is not so much anti-drone

I've been involved in every one of those past threads. For the most part the threads are a reasonable concern until certain Rambos come out of their momma's basement to crap all over the thread. Then it's an echo chamber. I only came in this thread because I was tagged in. Good luck with the concept of airspace trespass.
 
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Like most things it's gonna depend on where you live (realistically). I would not shoot down a drone in Cary NC but Polk County yes I probably would.
 
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It's quite simple. You cannot afford a Drone Gap!

Send up your own drone. Play tag, follow the leader or my drone is just a cheap POS and I am not that a good operator... sorry we crashed over my property!
 
I've been involved in every one of those past threads. For the most part the threads are a reasonable concern...Good luck with the concept of airspace trespass.

Thats the part Im attempting to discuss with you. Reasonable concerns.

Concerning that last part, as an operator, at what point would you consider another operator to be trespassing?
What criteria would that operator have to meet?
Or, is it impossible for a drone to trespass?
 
Concerning that last part, as an operator, at what point would you consider another operator to be trespassing?

I know of no concept in the law for inanimate object trespass. Laws are on humans; they trespass. Remote operators may not be trespassing on your property. Call the law and let them decide what they may can do. Be aware, police officers enforce the law, not regulations or guidelines. When you read on the FAA site and NCDOT "guidelines", they are not law or regulation and disregarding them is no violation. There is NC drone law to consider that speaks to privacy concerns. That's the extent of the law.

There are cases where a property owner has downed and seized an aircraft only to be held responsible for the return and damages, under threat of established law.

In the future, when the machines rise up, there may become a concept of machine trespass.
 
And since David is in Tabor City, a yam shot through a spud gun would be poetic justice. I'm pretty sure that a hit from a launched tater would bring down a drone.
 
I don't know what I would do. Definitely wouldn't be too friendly towards a government owned drone or quadcopter flying low over my property.

That said, I think I'd definitely be worried if I saw this guy flying over.:D

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