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Small drone with camera hovering outside my window today.

#21
lokikallas said:
You know, they do make these things called blinds and shades. I don't do anything in my house with the windows open I wouldn't do out in the yard.
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I don't have any shade or blinds on that side of the house. My house is kind of unique. It is on a steep hillside where no can see in the windows. (except a drone) I don't want to go out and spend a few grand on shades just so a flying drone won't be able to see in. Also. I have a nice view of the ocean and city that I don't want to cover up.
 
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i_got_a_mohawk said:
No harm in checking with the local authorities and seeing what the rules and regs say about it, surely you'd be able to knock it down, you could probably play the harassment angle too . . .

Also, unless things have changed, Go Pro's don't have transmitters (I dare say you could use an eye-Fi card, but I think they have a really short range). So I don't think he'd have the footage of you knocking it down.
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#24
ZenG said:
I don't think it's got anything to do with who owns the airspace.

It's an outright trespass and invasion of privacy.....

If was over or around my place it's coming down.......
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Actually, who owns the airspace does matter. If it's not on his property, it's not trespassing. As to "it's coming down"...what are you going to do? Fire a gun in city limits? Accurately throw a rock 100 feet and knock it out of the air? What major league team do you pitch for?
 
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Or you could just go over to his house and ask him if he's been flying a drone over to your place and tell him to cut it out or you will take legal action. Legal action can be a lot of things including doing nothing on up to suing for invasion of privacy.
 
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Stewie26 said:
This morning I heard a buzzing sound outside of my window. I looked out and there was a small drone hovering in a stationary position about 100 feet away. My house is perched on a steep hillside so the drone was level with my windows. I got two phone calls from my neighbors who also witness the drone and they were pretty upset about it. One of the neighbors said he saw a Go Pro camera mounted to the bottom of the drone and is really pissed off as he thinks it is an invasion of our privacy. I know we don't own the airspace above our homes so there is little that we can legally do about it. I think the drone might be owned by the guy who lives on the hillside above me. I have seen him fly RC gliders before. Not sure if I should go and have a talk with him or not. My other neighbor who knows him well says he is a first class jerk and I would be wasting my time. I guess flying drones are going to be the way of the future so we might have to get use to them. What do you think?
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A radio controlled interceptor jet would be a fun toy. Link Removed
 
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duff beer said:
Actually, who owns the airspace does matter. If it's not on his property, it's not trespassing. As to "it's coming down"...what are you going to do? Fire a gun in city limits? Accurately throw a rock 100 feet and knock it out of the air? What major league team do you pitch for?
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Thank you Duff Beer for posting. That is kind of the point of this thread. I think this is going to be a major problem for all of us in the future. It just so happens I had the problem today. Looking on the internet you can buys these things for less than a MIM Fender bass. Again, I believe this problem is going to be wide spread in the future and is worth discussing.
 

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