Amazon, Alphabet and Uber Drones Are Coming
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Re: Amazon, Alphabet and Uber Drones Are Coming
#2This is an excellent article. That said, holy shit those are going to be loud. The Wing drone hovers at 24 feet while it lowers its payload? The others descend entirely to the ground? They're typically going to hover just a few hundred feet above the ground? If these are roughly as loud as the quietest DJI drones (and I suspect they will be louder as they are heavier and have larger payloads), they are going to be incessantly annoying.
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#4I wonder what the crime would be if you destroyed one of these drones while passing over your properties? A paintball gun should be enough to take it out and make it fall. Maybe we should look at destroying them, or making anti drone drones.
If I have a big property and shot down drones with a shotgun, is that a crime?
Re: Amazon, Alphabet and Uber Drones Are Coming
#5This is an excellent article. That said, holy shit those are going to be loud . The Wing drone hovers at 24 feet while it lowers its payload? The others descend entirely to the ground? They're typically going to hover just a few hundred feet above the ground? If these are roughly as loud as the quietest DJI drones (and I suspect they will be louder as they are heavier and have larger payloads), they are going to be i…
Yeah, I'm really interested to see how the noise issue plays out. Videos of the Wing drone in action sound horrid:
Re: Amazon, Alphabet and Uber Drones Are Coming
#6I wonder what the crime would be if you destroyed one of these drones while passing over your properties? A paintball gun should be enough to take it out and make it fall. Maybe we should look at destroying them, or making anti drone drones. If I have a big property and shot down drones with a shotgun, is that a crime?
There hasn't been any prominent litigation as far as I'm aware, but federal aviation law seems to indicate that shooting down a drone in some circumstances is a federal crime. [1]
[1] https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88696-before-you-p...
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#7I wonder what the crime would be if you destroyed one of these drones while passing over your properties? A paintball gun should be enough to take it out and make it fall. Maybe we should look at destroying them, or making anti drone drones. If I have a big property and shot down drones with a shotgun, is that a crime?
Yes, of course. Trespass doesn't mean you can just damage their property.
Re: Amazon, Alphabet and Uber Drones Are Coming
#8This is an excellent article. That said, holy shit those are going to be loud . The Wing drone hovers at 24 feet while it lowers its payload? The others descend entirely to the ground? They're typically going to hover just a few hundred feet above the ground? If these are roughly as loud as the quietest DJI drones (and I suspect they will be louder as they are heavier and have larger payloads), they are going to be i…
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#9On NextDoor people get really outraged whenever they see a drone flying around. I always see comments about shooting them down even though the city uses them.
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#10I wonder what the crime would be if you destroyed one of these drones while passing over your properties? A paintball gun should be enough to take it out and make it fall. Maybe we should look at destroying them, or making anti drone drones. If I have a big property and shot down drones with a shotgun, is that a crime?
I think the current best answer is: "it depends."
A Kentuky man shot down a drone with a shotgun, was charged, but ultimately was acquitted.
https://www.cnet.com/news/judge-rules-man-had-right-to-shoot...