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Judge rules man had right to shoot down drone over his house
It was a case that gripped the nation. Or at least Kentucky. Should it have temporarily escaped your pressured memory, William Merideth in July said he saw a drone flying above his property in Hillview, Kentucky. He believed it was spying on his 16-year-old daughter who was sunbathing in the garden. So he took out his shotgun and blasted the drone out of the sky. He was arrested for wanton endangerment and criminal mischief. (www.cnet.com) المزيد...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Oops somehow I couldn't finish what I was writing. The person behind the wheel is dangerous, maybe texting, drinking etc. They are the problem not the car and not the Drown. We as a society blame cars, Drones, and everything else. Lets hold PEOPLE accountable like we should. I have always followed the law with this and always carry all proper documentation with me at all times. Ron says these are dangerous. Well how much different is it when a guy takes a shotgun in a neighborhood with is kid maybe close by and fires it. Really ??? Just as bad and maybe worse !!!!!!!!!!!!!
To Ron,
These things are not dangerous. The people are. I have been in RC and with a Military background as well have operated all kinds of drones and with surveillance. Also have been flying full scale helicopters and airplanes since I was 16 years old. Just like everything else there are a few bad people doing it that give everyone a bad name. These are the idiots that buy a Drone in the hobby store and go outside of a major airport and fly it. These people should be held accountable not the good guys like myself that follow the law. Now I don't know the law in that particular state but in my state its 60 feet AGL. Above this outside of a NO FLY ZONE is LEGAL. No yes if this guy which I don't know, was actually spying on a girl yes NOT GOOD and I would maybe have done the same thing. AGAIN CARS ARE NOT DANGEROUS
These things are not dangerous. The people are. I have been in RC and with a Military background as well have operated all kinds of drones and with surveillance. Also have been flying full scale helicopters and airplanes since I was 16 years old. Just like everything else there are a few bad people doing it that give everyone a bad name. These are the idiots that buy a Drone in the hobby store and go outside of a major airport and fly it. These people should be held accountable not the good guys like myself that follow the law. Now I don't know the law in that particular state but in my state its 60 feet AGL. Above this outside of a NO FLY ZONE is LEGAL. No yes if this guy which I don't know, was actually spying on a girl yes NOT GOOD and I would maybe have done the same thing. AGAIN CARS ARE NOT DANGEROUS
Good!
Only thing that upsets me is the "Stupid" operators. I've been flying RC gliders and Backyard electric's for over 30 years, belonged to AMA, followed the rules, never had any problems. All the stupid stunts, interfering with aerial firefighting, police helicopters, AND OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICES for a 5 minute YouTube video. HAS FORCED THINGS TO A BOILING POINT. Now the FEDS are stepping in.
I'm also a Private Pilot, SEL, and aircraft owner.
Thanks, MR. STUPID
I'm also a Private Pilot, SEL, and aircraft owner.
Thanks, MR. STUPID
As long as people can tell the difference between a drone and a rc plane, I am cool. I like rc planes, I want to get into the hobby once I get the money, just as long as it doesn't effect that fire away my redneck friends. Protect the privacy you think you have, and stop those people from hitting airplanes, which btw why is everyone so scared of drones around airplanes? Sure they could fly into the engine, but an engine out isn't a life or death scenario, unless it's a single engine plane, which it almost never is because these things are flying around JFK, where no single engine prop dare tread. So really the only real threats that drones pose is to the pocketbooks of the airline execs, and the guys flying the drones of course.
There have been a couple of posts over the years of goose BASHing where a significant portion of the bird entered thru what previously was the windshield. Cool headed airmanship led to the successful completion of the trip and subsequent videos. If the drone replaces the bird, do you feel sanguine that all airmen will take it in stride? I am not.