vacationing in HI with a drone

[Number-Six]

Hmm, I have to correct you here. I'm not the one with an issues, the drone driver is.
I get a problem of it because the drone driver don't respect people's integrity. Most likely because he lacks of it himself.

I probably just worded that wrong, but I meant if I was in your shoes I would look into getting a paintball gun to take down that drone.

First, because the projectile is larger than an air gun (I think) and also I would think that a missed shot from a paintball gun would cause less collateral damage than an air gun (again, I think).

 

[Lioness~]

I probably just worded that wrong, but I meant if I was in your shoes I would look into getting a paintball gun to take down that drone.

First, because the projectile is larger than an air gun (I think) and also I would think that a missed shot from a paintball gun would cause less collateral damage than an air gun (again, I think).

Ok, I'll start with some stones anyway. They will be more closely available. But thanks for the tip.
I'm pretty focused, and not a bad shooter though. I'll see next season, what happens.
Temperature is dropping now, so I may be too dressed to tempt any drones hopefully this fall anyway 😉

 

[Apple fanboy]

I probably just worded that wrong, but I meant if I was in your shoes I would look into getting a paintball gun to take down that drone.

First, because the projectile is larger than an air gun (I think) and also I would think that a missed shot from a paintball gun would cause less collateral damage than an air gun (again, I think).

No expert but the range might be limited with paint. Of course you could always shoot the pilot! 😀

 

[G5isAlive]

I enjoy my music through QC35's. I don't inflict it on others. I don't think it is fair of people to do that. Especially as people who play loud music so all can hear always have terrible taste in music.
As for spying on you in your garden, yes my next door neighbour could. But I could on them to. But as neither of us want to do that or have that done to us, we don't.

But a drone piloted by who knows who and from where is much more sinister.

1. And yet we do not condemn music players just because some people abuse them. I too only listen through headphones when in public. And I fly my drone respectfully.

2. Yep even though I do have a drone, I STILL have no interest in spying on my neighbor in his backyard. shocking I know ( but if I was, I would use binoculars, drones are crap for close ups).

I agree, who knows what people walking around who knows everywhere with cameras is very worrisome indeed! Oh wait..
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I've seen them used at Ingress events. Didn't really bother me but wow are they loud. Someone in my neighborhood bought one and was flying over peoples houses - you can hear it 3-4 houses down.

Responsible drone flyers would never fly over public event with crowds. I HAVE been known to fly mine in my neighborhood to practice, but I am careful to either a) be in my own yard, or b) be high (100 feet) above the street (with no traffic, its a cul de sac), or if I am doing a distance test I am at 300 feet and no one hears or sees (and I see nothing either except a large horizon). My drone you can't hear from about 50 feet btw. But yes, I imagine neighbors have seen me flying my drone in my yard. I wonder if they think I am spying on them? I have only had two neighbors comment, one asked if I could do an aerial shot of their house.. the other...

All I can think, though, is how you'd probably spend more time dealing with people calling 911 on ya than anything.

True story... my neighbor across the street is the town sheriff. One day he comes outside and asks why I am staring up at the sky. I point to the controller in my hand and say I am practicing with my drone. He had no idea I even had one. But once he did he asked if I could give him lessons because they were thinking of using them for law enforcement. So no, I don't spend a lot of time responding to 911 calls lol.

I've actually seen several signs indicating that Drones were not permitted in the place I was at. Not sure if that's a city ordinance thing or a business/personal wish? :/

Some towns have passed laws banning drones. I personally haven't seen a sign put up as a business/personal wish, but if I did I would respect it, just like I respect the laws at national parks, cities, etc. And thats the thing, I get that some HAVE abused drones, but like I said, name the technology that has not been abused.

 

[BigMcGuire]

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Wow I am jealous of that view. Sitting in the CA desert right now with no green anywhere... Just dirt and joshua trees for hundreds of miles.

 

[G5isAlive]

Snow mobiles don't usually bother large groups of people at once.

well not sure why the number of people bothered is relevant... most people here are complaining as individuals in their yards, not as groups.. but hey another true story.. I live in the burbs, its not like we are out in the country, but in the winter when it snows a lot, my neighbor likes to rev his damn snowmobile up and down the block for hours.. well okay 30 minutes.. but still its damn loud, its damn annoying, and he seems to prefer doing it while I am eating dinner... I would call the cops, but he is the sheriff lol. anyway, point remains. technology misused can be annoying to others... but maybe a little live and let live goes a long way to everyone enjoying responsibly.
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Wow I am jealous of that view. Sitting in the CA desert right now with no green anywhere... Just dirt and joshua trees for hundreds of miles.

well see, thats why you need a drone! I would love to see that view from up high. But yes, you wouldn't want to fly all the time.. peace and quiet is great too.

thank you for letting me make my case for responsible drone flying.

 

[BigMcGuire]

well not sure why the number of people bothered is relevant... most people here are complaining as individuals in their yards, not as groups.. but hey another true story.. I live in the burbs, its not like we are out in the country, but in the winter when it snows a lot, my neighbor likes to rev his damn snowmobile up and down the block for hours.. well okay 30 minutes.. but still its damn loud, its damn annoying, and he seems to prefer doing it while I am eating dinner... I would call the cops, but he is the sheriff lol. anyway, point remains. technology misused can be annoying to others... but maybe a little live and let live goes a long way to everyone enjoying responsibly.
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well see, thats why you need a drone! I would love to see that view from up high. But yes, you wouldn't want to fly all the time.. peace and quiet is great too.

thank you for letting me make my case for responsible drone flying.

Agreed. Most drone owners I've met are awesome, responsible people. The guy on my street was abusive and he's probably 1 in 1000 or more. Sucks but he ruins it for everyone else.

I have no problem with responsible drone owners. I LOVE riding my bike by the i15 where the 215 meets because there is a large group of small aircraft flying hobbyist there at that park.

I think drones are awesome personally. 🙂

 

[Scepticalscribe]

well not sure why the number of people bothered is relevant... most people here are complaining as individuals in their yards, not as groups.. but hey another true story.. I live in the burbs, its not like we are out in the country, but in the winter when it snows a lot, my neighbor likes to rev his damn snowmobile up and down the block for hours.. well okay 30 minutes.. but still its damn loud, its damn annoying, and he seems to prefer doing it while I am eating dinner... I would call the cops, but he is the sheriff lol. anyway, point remains. technology misused can be annoying to others... but maybe a little live and let live goes a long way to everyone enjoying responsibly.
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well see, thats why you need a drone! I would love to see that view from up high. But yes, you wouldn't want to fly all the time.. peace and quiet is great too.

thank you for letting me make my case for responsible drone flying.

I am glad to see you making the case for responsible drone ownership and use.

Now, I would be equally glad if some drone owners could see the genuine concerns of those who query the sometimes outrageous abuse of this incredible technology, rather than dismissing them.

Re "haters" and "bitter", I quoted both terms because both had been used in the course of the thread. I never said that you used both (you had used one, the OP, in his second post, used the other).

My point is that to refer to those who dislike the way drones are abused in such terms is hardly likely to win them over to the merits of your case, or argument.

Telescopes and binoculars do indeed allow for distant viewing; but that is the point - the device is distant, and you may not be aware of it, as they are not buzzing about near your balcony, prying while you stroll around in state of undress in your own living room.

Drones are intrusive, in terms of physical presence, - they hover nearby - in terms of noise, - many of them are very noisy - and in terms of what they do, which is capture images often without obtaining or seeking the consent of those whose boundaries they seek to transgress.

Responding by arguing about loud music, (which I don't like either, and have complained to previous neighbours, and which I can call the police about if it becomes too noisy too late at night), or people physically sitting too close - again, if conditions permit, I will move myself or ask the person to move aside a little, these are not answers to people's concerns about the intrusiveness of drones.

Accept that these concerns are legitimate, (without becoming defensive) and seek to address them respectfully, rather than taking the entitled tone of the OP (I never said that the tone of your post was entitled, but that taken by the OP, most certainly was), and you may find that people may be a bit more open to drone usage in their immediate vicinity.

 

[G5isAlive]

I am glad to see you making the case for responsible drone ownership and use.

Now, I would be equally glad if some drone owners could see the genuine concerns of those who query the sometimes outrageous abuse of this incredible technology, rather than dismissing them.

Re "haters" and "bitter", I quoted both terms because both had been used in the course of the thread. I never said that you used both (you had used one, the OP, in his second post, used the other).

My point is that to refer to those who dislike the way drones are abused in such terms is hardly likely to win them over to the merits of your case, or argument.

Telescopes and binoculars do indeed allow for distant viewing; but that is the point - the device is distant, and you may not be aware of it, as they are not buzzing about near your balcony, prying while you stroll around in state of undress in your own living room.

Drones are intrusive, in terms of physical presence, - they hover nearby - in terms of noise, - many of them are very noisy - and in terms of what they do, which is capture images often without obtaining or seeking the consent of those whose boundaries they seek to transgress.

Responding by arguing about loud music, (which I don't like either, and have complained to previous neighbours, and which I can call the police about if it becomes too noisy too late at night), or people physically sitting too close - again, if conditions permit, I will move myself or ask the person to move aside a little, these are not answers to people's concerns about the intrusiveness of drones.

Accept that these concerns are legitimate, (without becoming defensive) and seek to address them respectfully, rather than taking the entitled tone of the OP (I never said that the tone of your post was entitled, but that taken by the OP, most certainly was), and you may find that people may be a bit more open to drone usage in their immediate vicinity.

Really?

And I would be glad if the haters could stop hating. But there is ample evidence that won't happen 🙂. The OP was NOT taking an entitled tone in his genuine query on the use of drones on vacation. Its fallacious to suggest such. Rather than get helpful advice he was chastised. And then people came out with fantasizing about shooting drones out of the sky. Or characterizing drones as vanity photography. This is the kind of prejudice drone enthusiasts read about all the time. And frankly the argument that perving through a telescope is somehow okay because the victim may not be aware, but a drone is evil because you can hear it if its close enough to perv? I don't get that. I would rather know than not know. But maybe thats just me.

You ignore my analogy out of about other technologies that are invasive but that doesn't make mean my point is without merit. The fact that people accept such invasions is perhaps a reflection that they themselves use those technologies and don't want their rights trampled on in the same fashion they want to trample the rights of drone enthusiasts. And thats the point, people want their toys but don't want to accept others. I want my legal rights to fly to be respected.

I play Pokemon Go, its a game where you go out into the community to find virtual things, and collaborate with others on your cell phone. It encourages getting out of the house. And it does so with "poke stops" and "poke gyms." Poke Gyms in particular encourage people to meet in specific places for a few minutes or so. One woman did not like that there was a poke gym outside her office near the street and that a few times a week 3 or 4 people would congregate on the public sidewalk for 10 minutes. So she complained and got it removed. She put herself over others enjoyment (the irony was she worked for a public library lol). And thats whats going on here too.

You chastise me about how I am not winning over people to the merits of my case. What case? I have legal rights to fly my drone and I do so. I would like those rights respected. You want to change the law... feel free to do so. Drone enthusiasts don't have a lobby like the NRA, yet. That's about to change. I can not deny the laws of physics, drones do make noise, just like many other technologies (which you accept but don't allow me to mention). But research is being done on making drones quieter, the drone the OP mentioned in fact is state of the art quiet, and is whisper silent at 30 feet, meaning most people would never ever hear it during normal use. So what else do I have to say? I follow the law. I don't spy. I don't fly over crowds. etc. The mavic 2 pro when used according to law is not invasive. thats just a fact.

You know whats funny about this? Those that feel entitled to dismiss drones and hence drone users as invasive and obnoxious can and will do so. But they will change their tone when it's their precious packages being delivered to their doorstep by Amazon. Amazon is already testing it. And then it will be big business with the drone lobbyists pushing pro drone laws down our throats.

And the really funny thing is, the bigger the drone the louder it is. Thats just physics. The old drones you learned to hate, well us hobbyists are going smaller, but big business? Ha! So yeah, I will have to suck it up when my neighbor gets their packages delivered by flying lawnmowers buzzing over my house.

And lets see then how Amazon reacts to threats of shooting down their drones. Oh yeah you better believe they will be equipped with cameras. And we all know how big business treats privacy LOL.

You need to start befriending drone enthusiasts, not alienating us. We are your best hope for respectful drone laws, because we have a vested interest in the beauty of the community.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Really?

And I would be glad if the haters could stop hating. But there is ample evidence that won't happen 🙂. The OP was NOT taking an entitled tone in his genuine query on the use of drones on vacation. Its fallacious to suggest such. Rather than get helpful advice he was chastised. And then people came out with fantasizing about shooting drones out of the sky. Or characterizing drones as vanity photography. This is the kind of prejudice drone enthusiasts read about all the time. And frankly the argument that perving through a telescope is somehow okay because the victim may not be aware, but a drone is evil because you can hear it if its close enough to perv? I don't get that. I would rather know than not know. But maybe thats just me.

You ignore my analogy out of about other technologies that are invasive but that doesn't make mean my point is without merit. The fact that people accept such invasions is perhaps a reflection that they themselves use those technologies and don't want their rights trampled on in the same fashion they want to trample the rights of drone enthusiasts. And thats the point, people want their toys but don't want to accept others. I want my legal rights to fly to be respected.

I play Pokemon Go, its a game where you go out into the community to find virtual things, and collaborate with others on your cell phone. It encourages getting out of the house. And it does so with "poke stops" and "poke gyms." Poke Gyms in particular encourage people to meet in specific places for a few minutes or so. One woman did not like that there was a poke gym outside her office near the street and that a few times a week 3 or 4 people would congregate on the public sidewalk for 10 minutes. So she complained and got it removed. She put herself over others enjoyment (the irony was she worked for a public library lol). And thats whats going on here too.

You chastise me about how I am not winning over people to the merits of my case. What case? I have legal rights to fly my drone and I do so. I would like those rights respected. You want to change the law... feel free to do so. Drone enthusiasts don't have a lobby like the NRA, yet. That's about to change. I can not deny the laws of physics, drones do make noise, just like many other technologies (which you accept but don't allow me to mention). But research is being done on making drones quieter, the drone the OP mentioned in fact is state of the art quiet, and is whisper silent at 30 feet, meaning most people would never ever hear it during normal use. So what else do I have to say? I follow the law. I don't spy. I don't fly over crowds. etc. The mavic 2 pro when used according to law is not invasive. thats just a fact.

You know whats funny about this? Those that feel entitled to dismiss drones and hence drone users as invasive and obnoxious can and will do so. But they will change their tone when it's their precious packages being delivered to their doorstep by Amazon. Amazon is already testing it. And then it will be big business with the drone lobbyists pushing pro drone laws down our throats.

And the really funny thing is, the bigger the drone the louder it is. Thats just physics. The old drones you learned to hate, well us hobbyists are going smaller, but big business? Ha! So yeah, I will have to suck it up when my neighbor gets their packages delivered by flying lawnmowers buzzing over my house.

And lets see then how Amazon reacts to threats of shooting down their drones. Oh yeah you better believe they will be equipped with cameras. And we all know how big business treats privacy LOL.

You need to start befriending drone enthusiasts, not alienating us. We are your best hope for respectful drone laws, because we have a vested interest in the beauty of the community.

I'm not an American, (and most emphatically not an NRA enthusiast, either; in my country, the police aren't armed, let alone the population), and no, - as a woman - I most certainly do not defend "perv" viewing through telescopes (I use my binoculars for star gazing on the rare occasions it is not overcast or lashing rain here), or any other optical device or lens.

And yes, I am perfectly capable - and have done so - of complaining about noisy parties from neighbours - in the days when the kinds of people to host noisy parties lived near us, and to ask invasive humans to move aside, and have done so. I have even asked for noisy music to be lowered in bars, and the volume on TVs to be lowered - usually, but not always, with some degree of success.

Your first post was respectful of the concerns of others; your subsequent ones a lot less so. This is to do with boundaries and respect.

Initially, I responded to the OP's posts, because, frankly, I thought his attitude arrogant and entitled as expressed in his post, and I am coming to the views that yours run the risk of going across that way, too.

Accept that people have reasonable cause to dislike and distrust the use of drones, and attempt to address their arguments and concerns rather than citing "rights".

 

[BigMcGuire]

I play Pokemon Go, its a game where you go out into the community to find virtual things, and collaborate with others on your cell phone. It encourages getting out of the house. And it does so with "poke stops" and "poke gyms." Poke Gyms in particular encourage people to meet in specific places for a few minutes or so. One woman did not like that there was a poke gym outside her office near the street and that a few times a week 3 or 4 people would congregate on the public sidewalk for 10 minutes. So she complained and got it removed. She put herself over others enjoyment (the irony was she worked for a public library lol). And thats whats going on here too.

I played Ingress heavily for a few years and even went to several Anomalies (many tens of thousands of people went to these). Just amazed me how hostile people and businesses were to us. Some claimed we were on private property when we were not and called the cops, others wouldn't let us stand in a shaded area of the parking lot. I made a point to remember these businesses and will avoid them in the future (I went to Anomalies in Pasadena and San Diego). I can not believe how hostile people can be.

Not really to take sides (above) but having had a negative drone experience in the last year, I can see how people can be hostile about drones. That and the fires here - drones have been an inhibitor for air drops resulting in fires going on a lot longer than they should have. Way too many idiots out there, sadly. 🙁

 

[dannyar]

Go ahead and shoot or damage my drone while I am flying within my legal rights just because you are bitter or believe everything Fox News tell you about them. You will be served bill to pay for the damage and if you refuse, you will be taken to small claims court.

 

[G5isAlive]

I'm not an American, (and most emphatically not an NRA enthusiast, either; in my country, the police aren't armed, let alone the population), and no, - as a woman - I most certainly do not defend "perv" viewing through telescopes (I use my binoculars for star gazing on the rare occasions it is not overcast or lashing rain here), or any other optical device or lens.

And yes, I am perfectly capable - and have done so - of complaining about noisy parties from neighbours - in the days when the kinds of people to host noisy parties lived near us, and to ask invasive humans to move aside, and have done so. I have even asked for noisy music to be lowered in bars, and the volume on TVs to be lowered - usually, but not always, with some degree of success.

Your first post was respectful of the concerns of others; your subsequent ones a lot less so. This is to do with boundaries and respect.

Initially, I responded to the OP's posts, because, frankly, I thought his attitude arrogant and entitled as expressed in his post, and I am coming to the views that yours run the risk of going across that way, too.

Accept that people have reasonable cause to dislike and distrust the use of drones, and attempt to address their arguments and concerns rather than citing "rights".

Is there a particular question you have regarding drones, or drone use that I can address? Because I have already expressed that some people have had bad experiences with technology abuse by others, I have already agreed that not all technology users are responsible, and I have already discussed how the Mavic 2 Pro in particular (the OP's original question) is not invasive. I have shown respect to those willing to actually discuss the issues rather than those just make blanket statements. I do not believe I have been met even part way by most.

If there is no question regarding drones/drone use that I can answer as a responsible drone operator (Mavic Pro) than I respectfully withdraw from future discourse.

 

[mobilehaathi]

Express concern about noise and privacy and suddenly the “drone community” gets defensive.

Crikey, I dare say each “side” here just wants the other to acknowledge that (1) drones can be a nuisance (noise) or worse (privacy), and (2) there are perfectly legitimate uses for drones that don’t cross the concerns of 1.

I’ll say though that there seems to be a lot of defensiveness re 1 too.

 

[Huntn]

Ask the FAA regarding their own rules. That’s probably your safest bet. You probably can’t check the batteries, so be prepared to carry them on the plane with you.

Also, drones are ****ing loud and annoying. Be courteous.

They make these little battery powered drones with cameras that are not that loud. Of course they have a relatively short flight time.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Express concern about noise and privacy and suddenly the “drone community” gets defensive.

Crikey, I dare say each “side” here just wants the other to acknowledge that (1) drones can be a nuisance (noise) or worse (privacy), and (2) there are perfectly legitimate uses for drones that don’t cross the concerns of 1.

I’ll say though that there seems to be a lot of defensiveness re 1 too.

Agreed.

Very defensive.

Actually, extraordinarily defensive.....

 

[obeygiant]

Actually I don't think the DJI drones are that loud at all. Yesterday he had it out and you couldn't hear it after it was about 150 ft away. I don't think thats being defensive.

link

One of the things you come to anticipate after flying a drone for a while is how the people around you will react. If you take off or land near someone who’s unfamiliar with the technology, a few people will be curious; many others will get upset. A loud machine making an angry buzzing sound a few feet from your head is something many humans have an instinctively negative reaction to.

A phrase like “angry buzzing” sounds subjective, but it’s not just my opinion. A NASA studyfound that the sounds of drones were roughly twice as annoying to the average person as the same volume of noise produced by a car or truck. The noise of a drone is more annoying at the same volume because it’s a much higher frequency, one that happens to be particularly unpleasant to the ears of most humans.

DJI, the world’s most popular brand of consumer drones, is trying to do something about that. Its Mavic Pro Platinum, released back in August of this year, comes with a set of redesigned rotor blades that the company claims make the unit 60 percent quieter than the previous model. It tweaked the design of the blades by adding what’s known as a “raked wingtip.” The blades curve through the middle and angle back and up at the tip. To optimize for the new design, DJI also added electronic speed controllers that spin them at a different rate.

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[G5isAlive]

Agreed.

Very defensive.

Actually, extraordinarily defensive.....

No reason at all to be defensive with people talking about shooting drones out of the sky. I see a lot of pot stirring without any substance other than ‘I don’t like them.’

 

[millerj123]

No reason at all to be defensive with people talking about shooting drones out of the sky. I see a lot of pot stirring without any substance other than ‘I don’t like them.’

Actually, the OPs second post is “we’re in public, so I don’t care what you think”. Looks like that’s where things went south.

 

[Lioness~]

The laws regarding this is under development, from both sides, and are definitely differentiated depending on location, it seems. I don’t have any clarity about this yet. But it seems like laws mostly haven’t caught up with the evolving of drones yet.
Somewhere there’s laws for the drones where and how they can and are allowed to fly. There are also laws that they are not allowed to film and photograph privat citizens in their homes in some places, not everywhere perhaps.

Again, the laws are still blurry, and/or changes a lot it seems. It is a burning topic though.
At some places it’s our legal right to shot down drones if they invade our private space, in other places not.
Good to collect information, because I’m a fan of laws and known many brilliant layers in my life.
Their intelligence is always stimulating to me, and how integrity is a passion for them. The integrity of evolution as well.

I definitely believe there are positive things with drones as with all technological evolution.
But it comes with responsibility and laws are evolving to protect private citizens integrity in this matter.
Come across a lot of various texts that are presented in legal terms, that I don’t have time to get into, but collecting links at the moments.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Regarding the noise I have two recent experiences.
Some guy was using one in the park near my house. It was very high and I could still hear it. If I hadn't, I wouldn't have seen it flying above my house.

The other was on a trip to North Wales. I got up at 4 to go and shoot the sunrise and get away from suburbia for a bit.
Some guy was flying a small drone at about 18 feet over the waterfalls.
Very annoying.

 

[dannyar]

Regarding the noise I have two recent experiences.
Some guy was using one in the park near my house. It was very high and I could still hear it. If I hadn't, I wouldn't have seen it flying above my house.

The other was on a trip to North Wales. I got up at 4 to go and shoot the sunrise and get away from suburbia for a bit.
Some guy was flying a small drone at about 18 feet over the waterfalls.
Very annoying.

Man, must suck for someone to take in nature and shoot video like you were going to but in a way that makes a little noise....Do you also open your window and yell at the kids talking too loud as they walk by on their way home from school? If you live by an airport do you call the airlines every time a plane makes too much noise as its landing? This argument about noise a drone makes is so stupid. A barking dog causes more of a disturbance and that's an everyday thing. As most of us drone users know, we hardly fly everyday. You concerned about privacy? Write to your senator about it. Your more likely to have a guy with a telescope checking you out through your window than to have someone with a drone want to take a look at you in your tighty whiteys. Again, I will make one thing clear, if I am flying within my legal rights and you damage my drone by hurling rocks or shooting at it, I will take you to small claims court.

 

[Number-Six]

Man, must suck for someone to take in nature and shoot video like you were going to but in a way that makes a little noise....Do you also open your window and yell at the kids talking too loud as they walk by on their way home from school? If you live by an airport do you call the airlines every time a plane makes too much noise as its landing? This argument about noise a drone makes is so stupid. A barking dog causes more of a disturbance and that's an everyday thing. As most of us drone users know, we hardly fly everyday. You concerned about privacy? Write to your senator about it. Your more likely to have a guy with a telescope checking you out through your window than to have someone with a drone want to take a look at you in your tighty whiteys. Again, I will make one thing clear, if I am flying within my legal rights and you damage my drone by hurling rocks or shooting at it, I will take you to small claims court.

No one said anything about shooting drones because of noise, i think. It was the peeping tom ones.

Good luck in small claims court with the argument "this naked lady I was checking out in her living room shot down my drone!"

 

[dannyar]

No one said anything about shooting drones because of noise, i think. It was the peeping tom ones.

Good luck in small claims court with the argument "this naked lady I was checking out in her living room shot down my drone!"

Wrong. I am within my rights flying in the area and the "lady" would have to prove that I was peeping which she will be unable to without any video. Its one thing to have a drone sitting outside your window not moving just looking inside vs someone flying it over your house and moving around in the general area.

 

[Number-Six]

Wrong. I am within my rights flying in the area and the "lady" would have to prove that I was peeping which she will be unable to without any video. Its one thing to have a drone sitting outside your window not moving just looking inside vs someone flying it over your house and moving around in the general area.

People repeating "BUT buT BUt mUH RIghTS!!?!!1!" over and over usually know they're in the wrong, morally speaking, but will never admit it.

Also, the lady wouldn't have to prove anything, she'd just have to convince the judge.

And in the unfortunate even that the judge sides with you, good luck with collecting that money 🙂

Note that I do not recommend shooting down any drone. But if someone is convinced the drone operator is "spying" on them, I think it's fair game. Your "rights" do not trump others "rights".