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How is drone delivery economically feasible? The carry weight is negligible, the range is paltry and they still require operators- whom I'm sure earn more than your average white van man.
If a single operator can pilot 20 drones simultaneously, delivering say 50+ packages/hour, then it starts to make sense.
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.
> Has a very easy answer in the US: No. While you're not wrong in practice, it's actually a surprisingly complicated area of law. The FAA doesn't "own" the airspace, it's a public right-of-way and every citizen has the right to transit it. See 49 USC §40103: "A citizen of the United States has a public right of transit through the navigable airspace". The FAA gets to set policy on how to ensure safety, just like the…
For example, a drone weighing over 250 grams must be registered with the FAA, no matter what height it is flown. Even if it's your own backyard at eye level.
This is a little weird, but factual.
How is drone delivery economically feasible? The carry weight is negligible, the range is paltry and they still require operators- whom I'm sure earn more than your average white van man.
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For what it's worth, shooting at aircraft (including drones) is a federal offense, and the FAA takes that one pretty seriously. Drones also have cameras.
They likely know their neighborhood. In my semi-rural neighborhood even discharging a firearm might lead to someone calling the Sheriff. In other neighborhoods armed gangs can apparently confront FEMA without any repercussions. In yet others, they can occupy parts of national parks and have an armed standoff with federal agents, again with no real consequences.
What situation are you referencing here? First one that comes to mind is Malheur but one of them was killed and 7 went to prison.
In my neighborhood (rural) a drone hovering over someone's property would be likely used as target practice. If delivery drones become commonplace, there are going to have to be regulations about which air corridors they can use (altitude and routes) or it will be chaos.
For what it's worth, shooting at aircraft (including drones) is a federal offense, and the FAA takes that one pretty seriously. Drones also have cameras.
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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…
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Why would the drone be hovering over a property where it's not making a delivery?
I guess it could be to film your house and garden for advertising tracking purposes. If you’ve got a new car or your kids are wearing new clothes could be important data points. Sadly, I’m only half joking. Whatever you can think of some fucker will be willing to try.
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I had AI do a collation of news events and the general conclusion was > Civilian shootings at drones occur at a rate likely below 15 incidents per year in the U.S., compared to over one million registered drones. I'm going to have to conclude that this strains and breaks the bounds of the term 'frequently' and the initial term 'incorrect'.
So more than once a month an idiot is in the news for shooting at a drone. Depending on where you live, they might even be neighbors of yours. Something showing up every month is pretty damn frequent, especially when it leaks into national news and always grabs headlines, yet idiots still do it. I mean if a plane fell out of the sky once a month, is that frequently? What about if your bank blocked access to your acco…
I hear that a focused low power EMP zot can do wonders .. /s
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 b…