Neighborhood drone problem.

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Gentlemen, I have in-laws in FL with a neighbor drone problem...

LEO contacted, no law on books in locality.

Cost effective ideas to effectively stop a drone flying at approximately 50 ft. off the ground, and firearms are not permitted.
 
Slingshot + ice balls means no evidence if you missed.

Best option is to accidentally crash another drone into it. Accidents happen.
 
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There's a federal law against messing with aircraft. I suggest showing them something they can't unsee.
 
One gross of bottle rockets all put into the mouth of a mayo jar. Point in general direction of drone, wave propane torch across fuses and it'll make a WW2 flak barrage look tame by comparison complete with bursting charge.
 
Dave951 said:
One gross of bottle rockets all put into the mouth of a mayo jar. Point in general direction of drone, wave propane torch across fuses and it'll make a WW2 flak barrage look tame by comparison complete with bursting charge.
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Please video this.
 
Super soaker full of vinegar
 
Some nerf guns will shoot that far and at a pretty fast rate. Might bring it down. If not then rent a paint gun as Grungewehr39 said.
 
<MADDOG> said:
Gentlemen, I have in-laws in FL with a neighbor drone problem...

LEO contacted, no law on books in locality.

Cost effective ideas to effectively stop a drone flying at approximately 50 ft. off the ground, and firearms are not permitted.
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50 feet directly over the in laws property?
 
If it is just flying around, there's nothing illegal about that. Assuming it is not being used for anything illegal (peeping, stalking, harassment, threatening/endangerment, etc) as defined by the law enforcement (not your opinion) you cannot use anything to take a drone out of the sky legally. The FAA considers drones as aircraft and thus they are subject to this law. The FAA only cares about safety, should the aircraft uncontrollably hit the ground.

Amendments to 18 U.S.C. § 32 enacted in 1984 expand United States jurisdiction over aircraft sabotage to include destruction of any aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States or any civil aircraft used, operated or employed in interstate, overseas, or foreign air commerce. This statute now also makes it a Federal offense to commit an act of violence against any person on the aircraft, not simply crew members, if the act is likely to endanger the safety of the aircraft. In addition, the United States is authorized under the statute to prosecute any person who destroys a foreign civil aircraft outside of the United States if the offender is later found in the United States or, effective as of April 24, 1996, a national of the United States was aboard such aircraft (or would have been aboard if such aircraft had taken off) or a national of the United States was a perpetrator of the offense.
 
Have them call the FAA and describe how high it is flying and make a formal report. If a plane goes down due to drone they are screwed. People fear liability and job security. Maybe copy local Sheriff and State PD as well. Heck if they are feeling ambitious file a report with FBI and explain how erratic it is. Maybe it is looking at a local church, mall or school? Could be dangerous to children. :eek:
 
ronn47 said:
Please video this.
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I can neither confirm nor deny the impressiveness of the sight of 144 bottle rockets launching in extremely rapid succession nor their effect upon an unsuspecting target/victim.:rolleyes: In further experiments with this method, an 18in length of 4in PVC tube is said to supplant the mayo jar and concentrate the rocket swarm into an even more confined area resulting in exponentially more hits, at least that's according to unconfirmed reports of an event that may or may not have happened.:D By extrapolation, several of said pvc pipes with a suitable ignition method would make flying a drone over a designated patch of airspace to be more hazardous than flying a mission over downtown Hanoi in a Spad biplane. The final link in this system would be a very curious K9 with a penchant for chewing on things that fall into his AO.
 
Crimson Trace (or other higher quality) laser to the camera ... blinds the feed to the flyer.
 
Dave951 said:
I can neither confirm nor deny the impressiveness of the sight of 144 bottle rockets launching in extremely rapid succession nor their effect upon an unsuspecting target/victim.:rolleyes: In further experiments with this method, an 18in length of 4in PVC tube is said to supplant the mayo jar and concentrate the rocket swarm into an even more confined area resulting in exponentially more hits, at least that's according to unconfirmed reports of an event that may or may not have happened.:D By extrapolation, several of said pvc pipes with a suitable ignition method would make flying a drone over a designated patch of airspace to be more hazardous than flying a mission over downtown Hanoi in a Spad biplane. The final link in this system would be a very curious K9 with a penchant for chewing on things that fall into his AO.
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You mean like this?

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JimB said:
LOL, freedom is great, when it’s mine.
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A lot of drones have good cameras. Seems like the mysterious drone and its operator might be the ones infringing on someone's privacy at least. More likely it is a dumb ass teen or grown ass man that hasn't matured beyond his teens yet. But it could be taking video for nefarious purposes.
 
There are many hand held lasers that will destroy anything in drone operation height within seconds. Must use blue glasses though.
 
Cowboy said:
?? Please explain
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Burn it out of the sky. I would recommend doing this during the day as most strong lasers will be VERY visible at night. Just get a comfy seat, a low ball, and sit back and try to burn that plastic POS while it buzzes around.

You will eat up some batteries.
 
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Grim said:
Burn it out of the sky. I would recommend doing this during the day as most strong lasers will be VERY visible at night. Just get a comfy seat, a low ball, and sit back and try to burn that plastic POS while it buzzes around.

You will eat up some batteries.
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Grim said:
https://www.wickedlasers.com/arctic
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Pretty cool but I wonder how much time that would take? Then on top of that you kind of have a dead give away from were it is coming from.
 
CZfool68 said:
A lot of drones have good cameras. Seems like the mysterious drone and its operator might be the ones infringing on someone's privacy at least. More likely it is a dumb ass teen or grown ass man that hasn't matured beyond his teens yet. But it could be taking video for nefarious purposes.
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Might be, but acting upon the self serving and unproven assumption that someone is doing something illegal or that might infringe upon your rights does not seem reasonable to a freedom loving man.
 
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"We guarantee delivery to every country in the world (except US" That'd suck after they bill you $200+
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Never bought items from Lithuania, but I have ordered parts from an equally sketchy part of the world (Czech Republic) and did not have any issues. This website has been around for a few years, because this article has been around for a while, so I wouldn't feel bad ordering from them.
 
Well my thoughts ( cause I know yall want them):
If flying over drone owner's property, it can do what it wants. That includes see what it see when in air.
If over public property- park, school...- it is what ever the current law for said property is.
Flying over others property- needs written permission, kind of like hunt on others property.
Flying over my property without my permission?? Invasion of my rights and subject to any action I want to take.
 
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