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Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Against 'Drone Slayer'
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Just had a drone visit over my property. Flew directly over my back field then retreated to the edge and hovered for a good long time. As soon as it flew over the field I went in and got my shotgun just in case they were brazen and stupid enough to hover in range. The property all around is thick with trees and the next door property is uninhabited. I assume it was being directed by a GPS program but I don't know the capabilities. It seemed as if the pilot could see me by the way it went and hovered just out of range and off my property boundary.
Florida law prohibits imaging of private property and specifically regulates against doing so with drones. If it persists I will find the owner and have them charged.
The most likely ownership and use would be from neighboring renters which are all on property owned by one person so I notified her of the invasion of privacy. She said she was texting all her renters to inquire if they were operating a drone. I believe they will not own up to doing it but will probably refrain from doing it again.
I was able zoom my camera phone to get a good video of the thing hovering.
Florida law prohibits imaging of private property and specifically regulates against doing so with drones. If it persists I will find the owner and have them charged.
The most likely ownership and use would be from neighboring renters which are all on property owned by one person so I notified her of the invasion of privacy. She said she was texting all her renters to inquire if they were operating a drone. I believe they will not own up to doing it but will probably refrain from doing it again.
I was able zoom my camera phone to get a good video of the thing hovering.
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Just a quick perusal of the FL law and there's a whole bunch of circumstances where it's perfectly legal to image private property with or without a drone....
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There are a ton of exceptions but not likely any of my renting neighbors fall into one of those categories.
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Maybe someone's selling a house. It looks like realtors are allowed to use them. Anywho.... try and find out who's it is before you blast it from the sky. :laughing:
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I hope you are able to protect your rights from the offender and I hope you are able to have a blast doing it.
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I'd hesitate to start shooting until it becomes repeatative. Sounds like the pilot quickly realized they had crossed a property boundary and adjusted.
In the video you shot can you see the drone's lights? Should be reds and greens. Reds indicate front. Greens indicate rear. These also indicate the camera direction. It only "sees" in the direction of the red lights.
In the video you shot can you see the drone's lights? Should be reds and greens. Reds indicate front. Greens indicate rear. These also indicate the camera direction. It only "sees" in the direction of the red lights.
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No way I would fire off a shot unless it was clearly in range to the point I think it would drop on my land. I just took the shotgun out in case they were that stupid.
I could not make out any lights but I could see that the drone made a 360 degree rotation as it hovered over the edge of my land. Also when it came in it dropped down below the trees and flew across my back field. There was no doubt if it was taking video it was of us and our property. We were sitting by the koi pond when it arrived and saw it plainly form where we were.
It may be hard to identify the actual source unless I went snooping. I think my suspicions of where it came from are correct and I imagine the inquiry from the landlord will probably be enough to make it go away. If the invasion persists I will try to locate the source and report them. My property deed gives me an easement to use the road they all access their houses from even though I don't have to go in that direction for access to my property. I could probably get down there to hone in on where it lands.
I get that some of you think this is appropriate to do but you are WRONG. Flying an imaging device over someones property without express permission is NOT okay. It IS a violation of privacy plain and simple.
None of the surrounding properties are for sale and a realtor has no business imaging my property even if it was.
It was late in the evening so I don't think it was the property appraiser although I wouldn't put it past them to use that tactic. I caught them sonsabitches behind my house one day measuring my carport. That is one reason I have the property fenced and gated now.
I could not make out any lights but I could see that the drone made a 360 degree rotation as it hovered over the edge of my land. Also when it came in it dropped down below the trees and flew across my back field. There was no doubt if it was taking video it was of us and our property. We were sitting by the koi pond when it arrived and saw it plainly form where we were.
It may be hard to identify the actual source unless I went snooping. I think my suspicions of where it came from are correct and I imagine the inquiry from the landlord will probably be enough to make it go away. If the invasion persists I will try to locate the source and report them. My property deed gives me an easement to use the road they all access their houses from even though I don't have to go in that direction for access to my property. I could probably get down there to hone in on where it lands.
I get that some of you think this is appropriate to do but you are WRONG. Flying an imaging device over someones property without express permission is NOT okay. It IS a violation of privacy plain and simple.
None of the surrounding properties are for sale and a realtor has no business imaging my property even if it was.
It was late in the evening so I don't think it was the property appraiser although I wouldn't put it past them to use that tactic. I caught them sonsabitches behind my house one day measuring my carport. That is one reason I have the property fenced and gated now.
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I'm a doctor. That is correct.
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After reading this whole thread, a couple of points:
A hovering drone would be easy to drop with a .22 rifle
My neighbor, who is a professional, has a drone that carries a full sized 35mm digital SLR camera. Resolution could easily be in the 50 megapixel range. It has gyroscopic image stabilization and can carry a moderate zoom lens. The point being, it can take super sharp hi res pictures.
His drone is very large and very loud. You can hear it over the TV, windows closed.
As far as photography laws, in general it is legal to photograph anything that is visible from your property or public property. That includes you in your speedo if you're in an unfenced front yard or even in your living room if the curtains are open. Certainly different states may have different laws, I'm just speaking generally (as a photographer). Drone law is going to have to better define what is the drone operator's property (air space), public property (air space) and private property (air space).
The other thing to think about as you fire on an intrusive drone is that it is possible, even likely, that they have live video feed. That means the pilot may have a record of you fancy shooting.
And yet, if one was hovering over my rural property in an intrusive way he would get, at the very least, a "shot across the bow".
A hovering drone would be easy to drop with a .22 rifle
My neighbor, who is a professional, has a drone that carries a full sized 35mm digital SLR camera. Resolution could easily be in the 50 megapixel range. It has gyroscopic image stabilization and can carry a moderate zoom lens. The point being, it can take super sharp hi res pictures.
His drone is very large and very loud. You can hear it over the TV, windows closed.
As far as photography laws, in general it is legal to photograph anything that is visible from your property or public property. That includes you in your speedo if you're in an unfenced front yard or even in your living room if the curtains are open. Certainly different states may have different laws, I'm just speaking generally (as a photographer). Drone law is going to have to better define what is the drone operator's property (air space), public property (air space) and private property (air space).
The other thing to think about as you fire on an intrusive drone is that it is possible, even likely, that they have live video feed. That means the pilot may have a record of you fancy shooting.
And yet, if one was hovering over my rural property in an intrusive way he would get, at the very least, a "shot across the bow".
