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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 username223 »

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.

True, the article is talking about Ireland, and I don't know what the current laws are there. But for the States, normal aircraft are supposed to stay 500 ft away: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F...

That's not true for helicopters and UAVs within sight of their controllers, but I feel sorry for the people who bought a house not near and airport, and now have to deal with a buzzing swarm overhead.

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

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Post by throw933884 »

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.

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

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Post by Enginerrrd »

Pet_Ant wrote: post #30
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> there are going to have to be regulations about which air corridors they can use (altitude and routes) or it will be chaos Agree. But a good way to ensure that doesn’t happen is to have folks shooting at drones.

Bullets fall down and can be deadly, so anyone doing so should at least be prosecuted for reckless endangerment if not assault with a deadly weapon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebratory_gunfire

Most people seriously looking to shoot down a drone would be using a shotgun and bird shot, so that's essentially a non-issue.

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

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Post by Hatrix »

Hamuko wrote: post #25
tjohns wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Are rocks still kosher?

How about microwaves? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6XdcWToy2c

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

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Post by esseph »

throw933884 wrote: post #42
tjohns wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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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This is blatantly incorrect.

See above.

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

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Post by Lio »

tedunangst wrote: post #17
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.

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.

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

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Post by esseph »

Enginerrrd wrote: post #43
Pet_Ant wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Bullets fall down and can be deadly, so anyone doing so should at least be prosecuted for reckless endangerment if not assault with a deadly weapon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebratory_gunfire

Most people seriously looking to shoot down a drone would be using a shotgun and bird shot, so that's essentially a non-issue.

There's a lot of idiots and a lot of small arms

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

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Post by esseph »

catigula wrote: post #27
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> there are going to have to be regulations about which air corridors they can use (altitude and routes) or it will be chaos Agree. But a good way to ensure that doesn’t happen is to have folks shooting at drones.

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 would be incorrect. It happens frequently and gets prosecuted.

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

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Post by jlund-molfese »

throw933884 wrote: post #42
tjohns wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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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This is dangerous and untrue advice. Drones are considered aircraft in the US, and there is no altitude limit or license requirement for something to be considered an aircraft. See 49 U.S. Code § 40102 [0] and explicit FAA regulation of airspace under 400 feet [1]

[0] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/49/40102

[1] https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/laanc

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