Posted on 08/05/2015 3:28:17 PM PDT by EBH
Don’t use your CAMERA-equipped toy to invade others’ privacy and all will be fine. Use it to snoop on me and it will be smashed. Christian don’t snoop or take invasive pictures of everyone else.We have enough government snoops and voyeuristic googling.
He should press charges under his state’s peeping tom laws. A conviction marks the drone operator as a Sex offender - something that will follow him/her the rest of their lives. A couple of well publicized cases like that and no-one will dare operate a drone over neighbors property. Problem solved.
Number 8 birdshot. Straight up. The risk was nil except to this silly version of America.
I didn’t see anything posted by ladyellen saying her husband trespassed over anyone’s private property.
I hear that a lot, but spying with the average drone is just not practical. I own a DJI Phantom 2 mounted with my GoPro camera. If I have it hovering at a telephone pole height it is nearly impossible to tell if pedestrians are male or female. If someone were to attempt at being a "peeping Tom" using similar equipment (which most do) they would have to hover much lower, possible within 10-15ft above their target to make the images worthwhile. At that low altitude, and given the noise they make, they would not be a peeping Tom as the stealth is gone, they would then become an intruder.
The hysteria over using these craft and cameras for spying on people is not as practical as many believe. There are some that are larger craft and can be used to mount most any camera. But the video with this story says the drone he shot down cost $1800. That wold likely be too small to carry a payload more weightier than a GoPro.
As a God fearing Christian man, saved by the grace of God, I have no issues shooting drones down in a safe manner such as this guy did. I have an expectation of privacy in my own fenced yard.
Seems to me the best way to take a drown down is using a slingshot projecting a small length of rope (maybe 4 feet) with two 1/2 inch to 1 inch bolts tied to each end. Done right (I've yet to experiment with it, but it makes sense), it should shoot just far enough without getting too far away (as it opens up and catches the wind) and wrap up around the drone's propeller mechanism, bringing it down. In the old days, runaway wind turbines were stopped that way with tethers. Same principle. I plan to mess around with this one day and perfect it. Oh, and I will use it in similar circumstances to this story!
Paint balls will wreak havoc on camera and rotor blades ...
Why do you assume that ALL drones users are “spying” on you. *sigh* He turns in irresponsible users to the FAA. I wish a few of you had RC friends and weren’t so scared of the hobby. And he doesn’t fly over people’s land and spy on them. I wish he liked this board and he would explain it better.
Any ideas? Lasers (for camera sensors), fishing lines, attract attention from one direction and whack from another, signal jamming, a device to take control,...? Those little remote control helicopters wouldn’t work where I live (almost always stiff whirlwinds, no nearby public roads or land, no trespassing), but it’s still an interesting problem to solve.
Another thing... Traditionally, remote control aircraft hobbyists used parks, large schoolyards or other open areas without many people in them. What’s with so many new “drone” users harassing their neighbors on those neighbors’ own private properties? The hobbyists of the past weren’t so spoiled rotten or addicted to making trouble.
Americans should have private airspaces against any and all aircraft for 200 feet over their own private properties. Trespassing model aircraft should be free game for taking down. Push for the legislation, and keep pushing for it.
I thought aircraft were supposed stay above 500 feet.
I know there are aerial trespass laws. Mostly used to prevent utility companies from running service lines across private property to service another private property. I just don’t know how many feet up before its no longer considered aerial trespass. 150’ would seem reasonable. How high are cell towers? Property owners who have leased space for cell towers should set the standard height limit for aerial trespass. ......but yeah, if I saw a drone hovering over my daughters...close enough to “shooed” away by them and then it returned, it would be taken out by any means necessary...then I wait to see who will come to pick up its fragments.
Exactly.
I’m buying a $99 drone to crash into any peeping tom drones that may fly over my spread.
Because all drone users flying without permission abo e private property ARE spying.
I’m also not fond of the gov’t,Google,or anyone else invading my privacy.
I thought it was 200 feet but will look it up again to check. Thanks.
We might keep high-resolution, zoom cameras in mind and make it 200 feet. That might also put them in other airspace above private properties, which could eliminate them over private properties not owned by the hobbyist. Will need to have another look at law on the minimum altitude, though.
The drone flyer could have been up to no good or it could just have been a guy playing with a new toy.
Exactly. Folks knee jerk reaction to the word "drone" is comical.
Because all drone users flying without permission abo e private property ARE spying.
BS
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