Not the Drones again
Because this topic keeps coming up I wanted to see if there were actual court rulings on drones and airspace. It appears home owners do own some of there air space. In the case of United States v...
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Deb and Ed M wrote:Golden_HVAC wrote:
We have considered flying a electric remote control helicopter over the property where I work to look for things like wasp nests, condition of the paint, roof, and other things that would take a 5 story long extension ladder to do in person. . .
Fred.
There are all sorts of things these drones could help with! One was used to map a large river and take a close look at a dam that needs to be removed; and I have to admit, they could really be useful for finding a lost person or animal..... I hate to admit that from time to time, I see the State Police helicopter flying over the fields/woods near our house - I've been told they are looking for "grow sites". Surely a drone could do that sort of stuff more cheaply? Of course flying a drone over a grow site is a sure way to get it shot down....
I would consider one flying past my house as a novelty - but if it was hovering overhead, I'd find it annoying real fast. If it happened repeatedly, I'd be tempted to test that 500' and below "private airspace" ruling....LOL! Fortunately, I'm boring as heck - doubt that would ever happen.
I have a good friend on the Idaho Mountain Search & Rescue Unit. He said they discussed the use of drones but finally voted it down in fear they would be shot down.
Myself, I would love to have one capable of carrying my Go Pro. It would be a lot of fun out camping (I don't use campgrounds). But I'm afraid after the novelty wore off it would be out in the garage in a box with the helicopter I was never able to fly!!!
