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Can I stop drone delivery companies flying over my property?

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Re: Can I stop drone delivery companies flying over my property?

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Post by Aloisius »

mingus88 wrote: post #54
KennyBlanken wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In the US, shooting a drone is the same as shooting an aircraft and that means federal law enforcement attention, especially when the drone is owned by one of the largest, richest companies in the world, with lots of data and video footage.

I’d be interested to see how that changes if you launch a net Any drone I would be able to pick off with a firearm would have to be low and slow enough for me to capture it with less violent means. Then I’m not shooting anything. I’m seizing property that shouldnt be here like I would a kids frisbee or a an abandoned vehicle. They’re free to ask nicely for it to be returned

Nothing changes.

It's a felony to attempt to damage, destroy, disable or wreck any aircraft. How you do it doesn't matter.

Re: Can I stop drone delivery companies flying over my property?

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Post by [deleted] »

zelphirkalt wrote: post #52
thih9 wrote: post #39

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The question is so common that it has its own section in the FAA’s drone FAQ > Can you shoot down drones above your property? > It’s illegal under federal law to shoot at an aircraft. A private citizen shooting at any aircraft – including unmanned aircraft – poses a significant safety hazard. An unmanned aircraft hit by gunfire could crash, causing damage to persons or property on the ground, or it could collide with…

Well,not my country, but I think it is quite a silly and too general rule: What if 10 neighbors collude and start flying drones over my garden and house, only a few meters above ground or my roof, 24/7? What if one of their drones crashes without my doing and hurts _me_? So the actual rules need to be more nuanced than this, to prevent people doing crazy shit with their tech gadgets hurting others. They cannot be giv…

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Re: Can I stop drone delivery companies flying over my property?

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Post by pixxel »

throwawee wrote: post #19
paulddraper wrote: post #3

Has a very easy answer in the US: No. You do not own your airspace. The FAA owns your airspace. You can build a tall structure (subject to local laws). But anything above that is outside your control. --- This article, however, is about Ireland.

>You do not own your airspace. The FAA owns your airspace. Makes sense. If castle doctrine applied to the skies, people could take potshots at low flying aircraft above their house. I guess that's one way to prevent becoming a flyover state...

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Re: Can I stop drone delivery companies flying over my property?

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Post by JumpCrisscross »

s1artibartfast wrote: post #68
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #59

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> What if 10 neighbors collude and start flying drones over my garden and house, only a few meters above ground or my roof, 24/7? What if your neighbours climb on your roof and start banging on your windows at night?

I'm not categorically opposed to the idea of shooting them.

And I'd argue they deserved it. (I'd also expect you to get charged.)

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Post by SoftTalker »

ncrc74 wrote: post #55
throw933884 wrote: post #42

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They absolutely are aircraft and governed by the FAA. They call them Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's). FAA also has jurisdiction over all airspace in the US starting at ground level. There's plenty of reference material on the subject you can read.

When do you differentiate between a toy and a UAV?

Re: Can I stop drone delivery companies flying over my property?

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Post by dole »

sib wrote: post #31
catigula wrote: post #27

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I highly doubt people are shooting at drones. Shooting at any aircraft is incredibly illegal & dangerous. I'd assume people have better self-preservation instincts than that.

You know what they say about assuming...

it makes an ass of u and massad ayoob

Re: Can I stop drone delivery companies flying over my property?

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Post by tjohns »

SoftTalker wrote: post #75
ncrc74 wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They absolutely are aircraft and governed by the FAA. They call them Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's). FAA also has jurisdiction over all airspace in the US starting at ground level. There's plenty of reference material on the subject you can read.

When do you differentiate between a toy and a UAV?

The FAA has lighter regulation for drones under 250g, for this reason. But even then, small toy drones of any size are still regulated by the FAA.

Re: Can I stop drone delivery companies flying over my property?

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Post by Sanzig »

zelphirkalt wrote: post #56
Sanzig wrote: post #18

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That could easily be grounds for prosecution in Canada for negligent discharge of a firearm. You'd be lucky if the court didn't take your firearms license away for life.

What if you got a firearm, that is made to catch drones with a net of some sort? No stray bullets flying anywhere.

A net launcher wouldn't be considered a firearm under Canadian law, so it wouldn't be illegal under firearms rules.

Re: Can I stop drone delivery companies flying over my property?

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Post by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF »

mingus88 wrote: post #54
KennyBlanken wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In the US, shooting a drone is the same as shooting an aircraft and that means federal law enforcement attention, especially when the drone is owned by one of the largest, richest companies in the world, with lots of data and video footage.

I’d be interested to see how that changes if you launch a net Any drone I would be able to pick off with a firearm would have to be low and slow enough for me to capture it with less violent means. Then I’m not shooting anything. I’m seizing property that shouldnt be here like I would a kids frisbee or a an abandoned vehicle. They’re free to ask nicely for it to be returned

> shouldnt be here

You'll want to examine this a bit more closely: is the aircraft in a location it should not be? Above your house is likely to be a valid place for a drone, whether you like it or not. Exceptions are for things like airports (other air traffic) and sporting events (large crowds).

So when you use a net to capture the drone out of the sky, you are not collecting it from its location of abandonment on your property, you are stealing it. (That's assuming more lax rules on disabling drones vs. other aircraft, per the sibling comment.)

Re: Can I stop drone delivery companies flying over my property?

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Post by Balgair »

Aside:

It's going to be a great time when the crows, raccoons, and other semi-intelligent wildlife discover that these drones have food in them at seemingly random reward schedules.

Sure, you can give the drones little tasers to keep the animals away, depending on your locality. But knowing what I know about bears and crows, almost nothing is going to stop them. Especially when some influencer jerk tries tempting a bunch of them with a box just oozing honey or some other high value food.

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