So, there was a RC "drone" hovering above my house yesterday...I was kinda pissed.
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@scottalanmiller said:
For commercial, do you get your own bands or share with the non-commercial?
Not unless you apply for a separate license with the FCC. RF licenses are separate from flying. RF generally unless your rich you do as a special use permit for temporary usage.
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Reviving old topic
(attaches defibrillator)
CLEAR!
BZZZZT!Here's an interesting read on the results of small arms fire vs Drone over private property
Bloke cuffed for blasting low-flying drone with shotgun
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/30/man_arrested_shooting_camera_drone/ -
Interesting. Problem he will face I think is that he discharged a weapon within city limits while in no danger. Had he done the same thing with a garden hose, a basketball, baseball bat, net or other non-restricted or non-weapon item my guess is this would have been completely different. But if he isn't allowed to just discharge a firearm where he lives, even safely, and he did so while not in danger, it sounds like the drone itself might not even be part of the equation (given that the drone was not armed nor attacking him.)
The pistol to shoot people trespassing after being told they could not enter the property in NY would not work, in Texas would be legal for sure without a doubt, in his city in Kentucky, no idea.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Interesting. Problem he will face I think is that he discharged a weapon within city limits while in no danger. Had he done the same thing with a garden hose, a basketball, baseball bat, net or other non-restricted or non-weapon item my guess is this would have been completely different. But if he isn't allowed to just discharge a firearm where he lives, even safely, and he did so while not in danger, it sounds like the drone itself might not even be part of the equation (given that the drone was not armed nor attacking him.)
The pistol to shoot people trespassing after being told they could not enter the property in NY would not work, in Texas would be legal for sure without a doubt, in his city in Kentucky, no idea.
Effective shotgun ranges are not that far. This drone had to be fairly low.
If the local laws state discharging a firearm in town is not allowed, then he did break that law. But there are also trespassing laws being broken by the drone operators. So yeah, a big ball of new precedents getting set I think if this goes to court.
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Good enough lawyer should be able to get it dismissed.
when his daughters told him a drone was flying over the neighborhood.This here is enough in some cases to have the charges thrown. As @JaredBusch stated,.. shotguns only have an effect range of so far... They could have been using the drone to scope out victims.
I think he was well within his right,.. but then again - I've been thinking of getting my own sail plane.
It'll be a tough case.
