Drone Problems

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Speaking of airports (not LAX but JFK)...(Sorry Can't get the crazy link to work)

Pilot Reports Third Drone Sighting In Three Days Near JFK Airport

NEW YorK (CBSNewYork) — A pilot reported a drone sighting near John F. Kennedy International Airport Sunday night, making it the third incident in the past three days.

It’s a trend that has both pilots and passengers on high alert.
The pilot of a Shuttle America flight from Richmond, Virginia spotted the drone on the left side of his plane as it approached the runway around 6 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
On Friday afternoon, the FAA said Delta and JetBlue pilots each reported sighting a drone.
The FAA said the first incident happened just before 2:30 p.m. when Jet Blue Flight 18234, inbound from Haiti, reported seeing the drone.
Then, just before 5 p.m., Delta Flight 407 from Orlando had a close encounter as heard in a live ATC.net recording: “Yeah, about a mile back there was a drone flying just under the southwest side of the airport here. It’s about a hundred feet below us.”
The pilots in both incidents did not take any evasive actions and both planes landed safely.

 

[Viligant_Warrior]

There are no federal laws prohibiting a drone from flying over personal property at this time just as long as it flys withing certain height limitations. While not new, drone technology is becoming more affordable thus you are seeing more & more hobbyists every year. As of right now, drone technology must adhere to federal and state "remote control vehicle laws". However, many states have ammended such laws to include drone use seeing as many businesses and emergency agencies hope to use drones for various reasons.

I am a drone owner & pilot. I own seven drones. Four are custom built for high velocity racing & aerial acrobatics. The other three are for training purposes. Drone racing is becoming very popular and you are likely to see a professional circuit sooner than later. I've also been approached by many real estate agencies looking to hire me & my pilots to record video of houses for sale & rental properties in order to produce virtual tours of their properties for website & social media use.

If the man who shot the drone down had lived in the country, chances are he would not have been arrested. However, there are various local laws & ordinances that regulate weapons fire, which it looks as though thats what he was arrested for. Most responsible drone owners would not trespass onto someone else's property without seeking permission first. Most drone owners custom build & drop a small fortune into their drones for various reasons, many drones being worth more than a used car, and they would never chance losing such an expensive piece of technology that they've put so much time into.

Like it or not, drones not only here to stay, theres a good chances that most of you will live to see the day when you encounter at least one drone on a daily basis.

That's all well and good. Drones can serve a good purpose commercially, and I suppose recreationally, too. I don't have a problem with drones. I'd love to get my Amazon deliveries in an hour via drone.

But people who use them irresponsibly -- and there is no way anyone is going to convince me Drone Owner in the OP was not only being irresponsible but immaturely voyeuristic -- then they have no complaint when someone objects to how they're using their drones and shoots them down or otherwise incapacitates them.

My daughter is an adult and out of the house. My wife doesn't typically sunbathe. But if I find a drone hovering over my house spending an inordinate amount of time looking at my house, I'm going to assume the worst and put a stop to it. That's my right as a homeowner and as a U.S. citizen with a constitutionally implied right to privacy.

 

[RickyZ]

as a U.S. citizen with a constitutionally implied right

That was a very insightful sound bite. Seems all our rights these days are implied and not actually secured.