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motion 05-09-2015 04:50 AM
When I had my Phantom, I flew it around my neighbor's house. I also shoot bottle rockets at his house. No big deal. All in good fun.

stomachmonkey 05-09-2015 05:39 AM
Good luck hitting this thing.

WOW!

I need one.

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Rick V 05-09-2015 05:43 AM
You actually don't have to hit it, just make the owner think he is going to lose his high dollar investment and that should take care of the situation.

scottmandue 05-09-2015 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile (Post 8615056)

If you do happen to live in the middle of nowhere and had a free shot, I'd say go for it. Situation dependent but it bothers me that these sorts of threads seem to bring out the macho-man / Rambo wanna' be streak in people. I hope they're just talking tough and wouldn't actually be launching FMJ or lead projectiles into the air indiscriminately in anything even remotely resembling a populated area.

Also consider there may be legal implications - some places allow you to own firearms but have laws against discharging them - even on your own property. Stupid, but many laws are. That doesn't mean they still can't get you in trouble potentially. If someone happened to hear or see you blasting away you might get a visit from the local popo and they probably wouldn't be too gentle about it knowing they were going up against a "mentally unstable individual with a firearm" or whatever it was dispatched as.

Like I said, it's situation dependent. If it could be done safely and without undue risk of getting arrested I say go for it. People should respect each others' privacy and property and that means not being stupid and flying camera-equipped drones around without property owners' permission. I know if anyone flew a drone (particularly one with a camera) over my property I'd have no reservations about capturing or destroying it.
Hey now... don't go all logical/responsible on us now!

I say lob a small nuke up there at it, let the chips fall where they may!!

There is a lot of presuming what a "drone" is and what it is up to. Suppose your neighbors scrimp and save to buy little Billy a quad copter for Christmas... then on his first flight you waltz out into your backyard and blow it out of the sky with your 12 gauge.

Porsche-O-Phile 05-09-2015 10:25 AM
Yep. Where does it end? Can someone then get a dozen drones with infrared on them and park them 5' outside every window of your house to see what's going on inside even if the blinds are drawn?

The law needs to catch up with this technology and that will only happen if there are a few cases to start off with. Shooting down a few to help define what air rights property owners really have would help.

FAA regulations typically discourage operating closer than 500' to people, often more. It might stand to reason that there's a reasonable expectation of privacy from drones or other surveillance at least that far away.

If someone flies one on my property without my knowing it, I'm still capturing it or shooting it down. Let them sue me. I don't care.

aschen 05-09-2015 11:31 AM
Drones! It seems like they are everywhere!

The story starts with this bs and it just gets deeper. That lady intervied is so full of manufactured drama.

I have never, in my life, seen a quad flying way outside line of flight in a resedental area. I live in a very densly populated area and am acutely aware of quad technology.

It's not to say people don't do it, but to insinuate they are everywhere is absurd.....but hey they need a story right.

scottmandue 05-09-2015 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by aschen (Post 8615797)
Drones! It seems like they are everywhere!

The story starts with this bs and it just gets deeper. That lady intervied is so full of manufactured drama.

I have never, in my life, seen a quad flying way outside line of flight in a resedental area. I live in a very densly populated area and am acutely aware of quad technology.

It's not to say people don't do it, but to insinuate they are everywhere is absurd.....but hey they need a story right.
NOOOOO! You must be afraid! Very afraid!!!!

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motion 05-09-2015 11:40 AM
I've seen them everywhere, from Monarch Beach, CA to St Petersburg, Russia.

scottmandue 05-09-2015 04:42 PM
Hmmm... so you guys who do not approve of someone looking at your wife/daughter... I presume your wife/daughter never go to a beach of public pool, correct?

Rick V 05-09-2015 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by scottmandue (Post 8616102)
Hmmm... so you guys who do not approve of someone looking at your wife/daughter... I presume your wife/daughter never go to a beach of public pool, correct?
Different situation, the local pool or beach are public and you have very little expectation of privacy, the back yard or inside of the windows of your home are a different ball game

scottmandue 05-09-2015 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Rick V (Post 8616114)
Different situation, the local pool or beach are public and you have very little expectation of privacy, the back yard or inside of the windows of your home are a different ball game
Mind you I am just playing devils advocate... I would not like anyone peeking in my windows (although if they catch a glimpse of me stepping out of the shower pretty sure it will be the last time they do THAT) or quad-copters buzzing around my property... however like the texting zombies I think we will see more of this not less... unfortunately :(

One of my few, great, pleasures of life is waking early on my day off... French press some freshly ground beans... and sit on the porch listening to the birds wake up.
I can only imagine what it will be like when the drone of tiny helicopters fills the air 24/7.

masraum 05-09-2015 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by pcardude (Post 8613021)
Why are these people flying these over people's pools? What the hell is up with that?
Pervs are EVERYWHERE! When I was 13-17, if I'd had the ability, I'd probably have used a drone with a camera to go lookin' for sunbathing hotties.
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Originally Posted by aschen (Post 8613795)
Lol the news has tricked some of y'all into thinking this is a problem with even the tinyest statistical significance.
I suspect it certain areas at certain times, it's more prevalent than you think. Yeah, Michigan in Jan, probably not much of a problem, FL in the summer, possibly more of a problem. Everywhere all of the time, no, but it only takes getting struck by lightning once, and I suspect this is more prevalent than that, especially if you have a hot daughter and live in a big middle class neighborhood.

masraum 05-09-2015 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey (Post 8615442)
Good luck hitting this thing.

WOW!

I need one.

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Holy carp! That's pretty slick. Since I don't have the time, space or money, I'd be better off with one of these.

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http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=nano+quad&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Anano+quad

These nano/pico sized versions seem to run anywhere from $20 up to $100 for most of them on Amazon.

aschen 05-09-2015 09:02 PM
I understand quad fliers are relatively common sight these days. However most of them are flying line of sight, that is it will be very evident who the pilot is.

aschen 05-09-2015 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by masraum (Post 8616278)
Holy carp! That's pretty slick. Since I don't have the time, space or money, I'd be better off with one of these.

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http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=nano+quad&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Anano+quad

These nano/pico sized versions seem to run anywhere from $20 up to $100 for most of them on Amazon.
Blade nano qx is a great starting quad if you want to try out something reasonably priced

It is in no context a drone however

Bill Douglas 05-09-2015 09:47 PM
Positive uses for them; farmers are using them around here in NZ for checking the sheep and water levels in dams. A lot easier than riding a motorbike or horse around the farm.

targa911S 05-10-2015 07:53 AM
I think a 12 ga is a bit much. I think you could take one out with .22 birdshot pretty easy. I think a .410 might be a good "beginners" way, but lets be sporting about it...

Paul_Heery 05-10-2015 08:32 AM
Looks like a shotgun works well

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targa911S 05-10-2015 08:50 AM
set up....

DavidI 05-10-2015 03:06 PM
Drone over LAPD Hollywood Division.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI5ER1g5UKw


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