Lots of dumb stuff in this thread so I'll add some more...
I'm a licensed pilot. I fly a FAA registered UAV for business.
Per the FAA I have the right to fly anywhere that isn't FAA restricted airspace. Per every interpretation of common law I have read, private property owners do not own the air space above real property.
We fly over private property regularly. We are not required to ask permission or get consent of the owner by FAA rules or GA laws. Our UAV takes photos for mapping. Our UAV is very expensive. If I am working within the governing rules / laws and a private citizen destroys my property I have been told by 3 different law enforcement officers that they would consider the person destroying my property to be breaking the law. My attorney has told me we would be entitled to claim damages in this situation.
I get the privacy concerns and I try to be respectful of everyone. I don't want pictures of your old lady's fun bags, but sometimes I may get them. It wouldn't be worth the trouble to shoot down a drone to me, knowing what I know from being on the other side of the situation.
Be careful out there fellas.
I'm a licensed pilot. I fly a FAA registered UAV for business.
Per the FAA I have the right to fly anywhere that isn't FAA restricted airspace. Per every interpretation of common law I have read, private property owners do not own the air space above real property.
We fly over private property regularly. We are not required to ask permission or get consent of the owner by FAA rules or GA laws. Our UAV takes photos for mapping. Our UAV is very expensive. If I am working within the governing rules / laws and a private citizen destroys my property I have been told by 3 different law enforcement officers that they would consider the person destroying my property to be breaking the law. My attorney has told me we would be entitled to claim damages in this situation.
I get the privacy concerns and I try to be respectful of everyone. I don't want pictures of your old lady's fun bags, but sometimes I may get them. It wouldn't be worth the trouble to shoot down a drone to me, knowing what I know from being on the other side of the situation.
Be careful out there fellas.