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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.
The assertion that larger drones are quieter than small ones is amusing. "As you can hear for yourself, this Apache helicopter is nearly unnoticeable next to this handheld drone."
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The FAA has "field preemption" from Congress. Meaning any state or local law that conflicts with the FAA's stated purpose is automatically rendered moot and unenforceable. The FAAs mandate is the efficient operation of aircraft within the airspace. So a law that bans a drone from using a massive speaker to violate a noise ordnance could be enforced, but a law against the operational noise of an aircraft could not. A…
Just buzzing someone's home by flying low (no speakers) is already pretty strong violation, can be criminal (harassing, stalking) per FAA. It's not new, been there since planes became popular.
This is one of the many reasons most delivery companies have gone with designs that don't touch down. If they land, they are subject to local laws.
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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 There are more appropriate legal avenues one can use to curtail harassment, besides blasting away with a firearm. > What if one of their drones crashes without my doing and hurts _me_? You can step away and avoid it, or swat it away with a baseball bat, and/or if it hits you, you can sue them for…