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Originally Posted by legion
I own the airspace over my property up to 2000 feet.
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Not true - very likely you own rights to use it (subject to federal laws and regulations). ALL airspace in the USA is part of the NAS (National Airspace System). This has been borne out in many court cases and is clearly federal jurisdiction. The local yokels can't do squat about this. They CAN prohibit "operations" (takeoffs or landings) from occurring within a certain area (since they can regulate surface activities not part of the NAS), but they can't prohibit an authorized operator from using the NAS in accordance with federal laws and regulations. Local laws can also prohibit voyeruism, etc. but not use of the NAS in accordance with federal laws and regulations.
The NAS has to be standardized federally otherwise it would be a nightmare - can you imagine every two-horse town in America with different airspace rules / regs? It would create an unnavigable mess that would only stymie or kill aviation entirely.
Drones operated irresponsibly or in a dangerous way can definitely be reported. As far as someone cruising around over your property incidentally? Not much can do there.
Honestly your best protection is to buy property that's near an airport in class B, C or D airspace (since most drone operators don't want to deal with the hassle of obtaining FAA approval for Part 107 operations therein). Most of the "problem" operators aren't certificated / Part 107 guys anyway, they're "hobby" operators just screwing around and are ignorant of the laws / regs.