jrm11
lvl.4
Flight distance : 224577 ft
United States
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"Do you really believe that you have he unrestricted right to do as you wish with no regard for anyone else's privacy / peace / desire to be left alone?"
Exactly. There are two parties involved and both have rights. You have the right to fly and they have the right not to be annoyed. The rights of one do no superseded the rights of the other.
"The Madleys are just a pair of rich moaning its who should implement geofencing if their that bothered, after all they can easily afford it, but they are probably to tight. "
So this isn't really about flying. It is some class warfare BS. Why should someone's perceived income level have anything to do with it? Apparently, your concern for others' right to be left alone is directly related to what you perceive their net worth to be. This "if they seem to be doing better than me, they must be evil" envy trip is all too common today.
"It's just a matter of trying to find that happy medium of not pissing people off. In America, if your feet are on public property, you have the right to film anything you want. Your drone is legal in any uncontrolled (class G) airspace. Private property does not equal private airspace. It sucks for the people who don't like drones above or around their property. You would think that a drone hovering in someones back yard would be illegal but it's not. I would hope that those of us operating these things would just have at least the common courtesy to respect privacy.
I agree totally on finding that happy medium and the use of common courtesy. Many problems could be solved with a small dose of that philosophy instead of the narcissist, solipsistic approach.
Where I disagree is on your legal claims. (n the US) There is a certain amount of airspace that is considered private property. How much is up for debate and isn't firmly settled in court. Potential privacy issues have yet to be addressed in court. With people randomly flying through other's backyards, it is only a matter of time before some court cases decide these issues.
Try launching from outside a military base and taking video over the fence. You don't even need to fly across the fence... do it all from "public" property.
Try flying _near_ a bridge in NYC to take a video - it's not FAA restricted airspace, but the NYPD will own a new drone while you try to find a defense laywer.
The point is that airspace issues are far from cut and dried at the moment.
Leaving aside any "airspace" discussion, there are also existing laws which address these issues. Hovering in someone's backyard, to use your example, _could_ be considered trespass, endangerment, a privacy violation, a noise ordinance violation or even assault in the right circumstances. It is all situation specific and there is no one size fits all answer.
Again, common sense and a respect for others is always the best course of action. Even when you can hide behind a regulation (or lack thereof). |
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