Who all carries a DRONE while RVing?

I love sounding off in these threads because it's obvious it'll be closed soon.

Drones are the latest sign of conspicuous consumption by the Google set. Just because you can afford to buy something doesn't mean you should. And buying something doesn't come with the common sense to operate it responsibly. Therefore, the majority of America is anti-drone, for many reasons including "I cant afford one and hate people who can".

Caught up in the rush to control the idiots are the thousands of radio controlled plane operators who has been flying responsibly for years and are now required to register their models. Worse than that, they are being lumped in with the butthead drone owners.

I've said this several times - rich people ruin everything.

Let me see if I understand the brain power here. If I am concerned about safety of a controlled UAV, I apply my intelligence and shoot guns or throw rocks into the air. Wow?!

My "DRONE" or quadcopter goes with me every time the RV leaves the house...in the past. I have gotten some great shots of our camp sites and our neighborhood with no complaints, but do have curious observers.









But after reading a majority of the comments here, I will be leaving my quadcopter at home so as not to be shot out of the sky by a 20 gauge shotgun or taken down by someone throwing a rock at it or taking a shot at it with a sling-shot.

BTW....the last 2 images are Google Earth views...enjoy your privacy boys!

For all you armchair snipers, you will find yourself in a giant heap of trouble bringing one down.. That's a WAY more serious offense than flying in prohibited airspace. How about answering the OP's question rather than showing how cool you are with you're marksmanship.

Geeez, grow up

So to answer the original question, I got a Blade 350QX3 a year ago and have it registered with the FAA. I assume any 350 or smaller series quad would be a good starter. My wife is a professional photographer and we do a lot of covered bridge photography. Since you generally have to get out into or over the water to get a good bridge angle, we wanted something to augment her photography. I fly, she tells me how to position and she operates the camera shutter. Yes I carry it wherever we go but no I do not use it where it is illegal.

AJBert wrote:
I would have no problem shooting down a drone over my property. Nor would I have a problem letting said owner know why I shot it down.

And I wouldn't have a problem with the SO's office sorting things out. And, no, I don't need a ruler to measure anything.

If you will do a little research you will find the airspace over your property does not belong to you. You shoot the drone down and yes the SO's office plus the FAA will be sorting it out. I do not like drone's either but I am smart enough not to shoot it. Just save up a pile of money so you can defend yourself when you start shooting.

I recently got this Holy Stone X400C. It is a ton of fun, easy to fly, takes decent pictures, and is tough as nails. Only weighs about 5oz. I don't use the camera very much but it is pretty neat getting a different perspective of things. Most people don't even notice it is in the air, and if they do see it they would just hurt themselves attempting to hit it with a rock. If it fell out of the sky it wouldn't even scratch the paint on your car, it is only 5oz and soft plastic, the props wont even break the skin on a tomato.

If I see one flying at the park I would be more curious about it then anything. But, I'm shy and would probably stay under cover so it could not get a picture of me. I would not care if it was flying over though.

If one flies over my house they may be seeing more then they expected. I live in the country and have been known to go outside in my birthday suit to get clothes off the line or for some other reason.

EV2 wrote:
Let me see if I understand the brain power here. If I am concerned about safety of a controlled UAV, I apply my intelligence and shoot guns or throw rocks into the air. Wow?!

Ha Ha , :B yup I always get a kick out of things like that too.

Jimmie2... your pics are cool. As a non-commercial user you can legally film a private business but not if there are people there. You violated faa regulations by flying it above their heads. "Drones" are simply rc helicopters and must abide by the same rules all rc operators have followed for years.

Rule 1 don't fly over populated areas.

As an aside the only reason it has become such a big deal is because big money (aka Amazon et al) are trying to get legal authority to fly real drones for commercial purposes.