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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 giantg2 »

MarcelOlsz wrote: post #125
elevatedastalt wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And it should be. Vandalism doesn't become OK just because it's being done to drones.

Drones should have a "piñata radius" so if you're flying it close enough where I can hit it with a bat I should be able to. Like when I was at a skatepark and this drone nerd was pissing everyone off. The drone ended up in the lake pretty quickly.

Pinata radius might actually be legally allowable. Drone operators must maintain the safety of those in the area. Flying that close to a person with spinning blades arguably constituents an imminent threat to safety and it might be ruled justified to knock it out of the sky.

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

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Post by hn_throwaway_99 »

thrill wrote: post #126
cameronh90 wrote: post #108

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That would be very relevant, were the article not about Ireland.

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I hate to be the "RTFA" guy, but seriously, RTFA.

Despite your quick dismissals, the article actually explains quite well why the law is ambiguous - namely, that the height to which the property owner owns the air is only defined by what is "reasonable", but doesn't give an actual meter height that the property owner owns. And the article recommends that regulation defining this height is something that would benefit all parties.

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

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Post by mike_d »

hansvm wrote: post #114
thrill wrote: post #107

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The FAA isn't the only relevant authority, even if it were you'd still find low-altitude flights often illegal, even if legal you'd still find some activities like trapping the drone with a net situationally legal, and none of your comment or mine applies anyway because we're talking about the wrong continent.

> even if it were you'd still find low-altitude flights often illegal

Low altitude flights are illegal for a number of reasons, but part of it is separation from drones.

Generally the ground to 400 ft is drones, 500-1000 is helicopters, 1000-60k is aircraft, and 60k+ is UFOs.

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

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Post by mike_d »

deepsun wrote: post #128

Discuss it with your city/county council. If it annoys enough people, you might introduce regulations, aka making agreement with the drone operators.

This article is from Ireland, but at least here in the US local governments cannot create laws governing anything that is airborne.

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

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Post by timewizard »

thrill wrote: post #107

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The law is divorced from the new reality. The law is intended to protect lives and the commercial airline industry. It did not envision such simple automated nuisances arising from licensed operations. The FAA has also shown itself quite willing to disrupt or alter aircraft operations in order to reduce the amount of noise around an airport.

I would not expect the federally charged drone free for all to last very long once this activity picks up in earnest.

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

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Post by hansvm »

mike_d wrote: post #143
hansvm wrote: post #114

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The FAA isn't the only relevant authority, even if it were you'd still find low-altitude flights often illegal, even if legal you'd still find some activities like trapping the drone with a net situationally legal, and none of your comment or mine applies anyway because we're talking about the wrong continent.

> even if it were you'd still find low-altitude flights often illegal Low altitude flights are illegal for a number of reasons, but part of it is separation from drones. Generally the ground to 400 ft is drones, 500-1000 is helicopters, 1000-60k is aircraft, and 60k+ is UFOs.

It's often not legal for drones to fly too close to the ground too though (e.g., <200ft). Details are decided largely through case law.

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

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Post by timewizard »

elevatedastalt wrote: post #122
dyauspitr wrote: post #94

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With all the money behind it that’s probably going to a criminally punished similar to hijacking a goods truck n the highway.

And it should be. Vandalism doesn't become OK just because it's being done to drones.

Capitalism doesn't remain OK just because you've only added drones.

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

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Post by zelphirkalt »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #59
zelphirkalt wrote: post #52

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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…

> 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?

If you followed the other comments on this post, you will probably realize, that this is about the airspace above ones house. So a neighbor climbing onto my roof is a completely different matter.

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

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Post by bdangubic »

zelphirkalt wrote: post #148
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 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?

If you followed the other comments on this post, you will probably realize, that this is about the airspace above ones house. So a neighbor climbing onto my roof is a completely different matter.

what if neighbour is hovering 1 foot above the roof in a small homemade hot air balloon? :)
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