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I had my ADJACENT back-yard neighbor go ape-sh*t. Now, I was inspecting mold on a skylight on MY PROPERTY, though after she said she'd shoot down the drone, I recommended she call the police, so she called her local 'buddy cop' (probably family). He was cool, or as cool as a cop could be, said people are weird about that stuff. I informed him that if I wanted to spy on them I would OPEN MY WINDOWS not send a buzzing hive over them. When I said this, last, he asked "on their property", which kind of left me a-gasp as he said "they claim you hovered 5 minutes over them.". Umm, no. That number came from the kids (I could hear the mom and kids whining, them not knowing I was feet away).
I asked him to inform her that it is illegal to shoot down my drone. He said they already did.
The next day I made a final flight, as she was outside waiting I could see (again, all I have to do is look out my back window), so I sent it up to 395ft and did a semi-circle around her property, landing back on mine. It was an overcast day, so line of sight maintained, etc... If they want to try to bring charges, bring it on, but what a crazy world. Do they think these things have X-RAY vision?
The laws that say 'you can't fly over people' mean you can't fly over groups of people, not structures. If you damage a structure you are LIABLE for sure, but that is different and not what the law means.
Fortunately, most police officers have friends, or departments even, have drones now, and so they well know their capabilities and the standard law. If I had descended into her yard, absolutely, swat it down with a broomstick, but I was nowhere near her property while I was hovering over mine. And once you 200+ ft off the ground it is hard to tell (though we know with our instruments). I imagine she couldn't see it, so assumed I was spying on her. As if all I have to do, every day, is spy on her and her stupid kids. Like I said, if I did want to do that, and I don't, that would be the worst way to do it.
People are nuts. The world is nuts. Best to just not get caught up in it.
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