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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 beefnugs »

tjohns wrote: post #10
SoftTalker wrote: post #7

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.

If it is legal for them to fly anywhere they want, then your drone with a giant net dangling under it is just as legal, that is their fault for flying through your net ridden airspace

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Post by Someone »

dzhiurgis wrote: post #243
Balgair wrote: post #80

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…

Have they learned same happens when car delivers food?

They only have to recognize the packages. Tits learned to open delivered milk bottles as far back as 1958 (https://www.facebook.com/BBCArchive/videos/1958-news-tits-op...)

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Post by ncr100 »

SoftTalker wrote: post #7

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.

If another drone shot the offending drone, would that be okay?

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Post by fc417fc802 »

erkt wrote: post #218
SoftTalker wrote: post #7

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.

I would hope so. The temptation to strap unknown sensors to map and analyze the customers they fly over will be impossible for them to ignore. Let the drone hunting season commence.

Just, please use birdshot and shoot vertically instead of horizontally.

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Post by jcims »

p_l wrote: post #211
jcims wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a medflight helicopter pad not far from my place out in the country. It's just a small concrete pad on a lot and when it is dispatched it ascends straight up to what I'd guessed was 300' but could easily be 500' before taking off towards its destination. Landings are similar. I always thought it looked weird but now I wonder if it's because it's largely surrounded by private property.

Quite probably it's more to avoid dealing with possible collision dangers.

Very possible but we're out in the middle of absolute nowhere. The ascent in particular looks robotic in its precision, takes maybe 30 seconds. It's really quite cool to see.

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Post by jamiek88 »

Aziell wrote: post #232
benced wrote: post #203

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Delivery drones are larger and therefore quieter (larger propellor = more pleasant tone and lower RPM) and fly higher than the consumer drones you’re probably familiar with.

I still find it pretty distracting. I'm just sitting there trying to chill, and there's this constant buzzing above. Not a fan.

>Not a fan.

Well, they are, technically…

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

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Post by fuzztester »

fuzztester wrote: post #224
DaSHacka wrote: post #160

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I somehow doubt the crows will cough up the perps name when interrogated....

then they are traitors

looks like some people didn't get the word play.

perps + traitors ... :)

or alternatively, which some of us know, HNers don't like humor by some people, but like it by others. seen many examples of that in the past.

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Post by fuzztester »

georgemcbay wrote: post #189
DaSHacka wrote: post #160

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I somehow doubt the crows will cough up the perps name when interrogated....

They definitely won't, crows are very loyal and they abhor snitches.

crows are know to eat crow.

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

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Post by GJim »

eclipticplane wrote: post #187
Aziell wrote: post #183

I live in a pretty quiet neighborhood, and I’m not thrilled about the idea of drones flying over my backyard all the time. There’s something really jarring about sitting outside and suddenly hearing that loud buzzing overhead. I don’t think anyone’s really asked regular people how they feel about this kind of thing.

The NYPD drones buzz my neighborhood repeatedly during the summer months, and they are relatively small drones. Incredibly loud and distracting. I'm not looking forward to deliveries via heavier, louder drones.

That is rather dystopian. I'm surprised the locals let it fly (no pun intended).
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