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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Jack_Diane_Freedom wrote:
The problem with drones for me is not so much them flying overhead as when they stop flying or lose control and start crashing into houses, people, moving traffic etc. and it will happen. Could you imaging driving on the expressway and an out of control or dead drone comes through the windshield. Let the drone operators have their fun but away from populated areas.
X2!!!
As a very long time Radio Control flyer, the biggest lesson: they all crash! And so you make sure to never fly where there is a chance of person or property damage. Which automatically eliminates most concerns over property abuse or privacy.
There are a multitude of fun/beneficial uses for these, but there has to be responsibility too! And that is the hardest part to communicate.
But, it is a self correcting problem - after a $1,000 toy turns itself into a pile of plastic and broken electronics, there will be far fewer who will buy a second one. Primarily only those who have a more serious use for it, or are firmly into the hobby, who by default will be more responsible. But we will have to duck and cover for a bit, for that to work itself out.
