Don't try and tell me this is legal...

[Tom S.]

All Drones have to be registered with the FAA, commercial or not. Drone pilots have to pass an FAA test and carry a "Small USA Certificate of Registration" while operating a drone. The rules set forth by the FAA are very specific.

This applies to all RC aircraft as well.

https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/small-unmanned-aircraft-systems-uas-regulations-part-107

https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/operations_over_people

That is not how I read the rules:

§ 44809. Exception for limited recreational oper-
ations of unmanned aircraft
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (e), and notwithstanding chapter 447 of
title 49, United States Code, a person may oper-
ate a small unmanned aircraft without specific
certification or operating authority from the
Federal Aviation Administration if the oper-
ation adheres to all of the following limitations: (emphasis added)
(1) The aircraft is flown strictly for rec-
reational purposes.
(2) The aircraft is operated in accordance
with or within the programming of a commu-
nity-based organization’s set of safety guide-
lines that are developed in coordination with
the Federal Aviation Administration.
(3) The aircraft is flown within the visual
line of sight of the person operating the air-
craft or a visual observer co-located and in di-
rect communication with the operator.
(4) The aircraft is operated in a manner that
does not interfere with and gives way to any
manned aircraft.

There are additional paragraphs, but these are the more relevant ones.

 

[Lee in Quartzsite]

That is not how I read the rules:

Everything that flies is now regulated by the FAA. I've been flying all types of RC Aircraft; gas, electric, jets, gliders, for the past 23 years. I belonged to an AMA sanctioned club where all 30 members had to submit to FAA testing in order to continue flying. I had enough last year when the FAA began requiring Remote ID..the ability to track anything flying. I quit the club and sold all of my RC planes and equipment because I won't submit to the current rules imposed by the FAA on hobby aircraft.

Most people who buy drones in a toy store, hobby shops or online have no idea of the new FAA regulations or the penalties for violations.

FAADroneZone

 

[LVSteve]

dont think someone doing something illegal will leave you a voice message

I can tell you've never lived in Vegas.

 

[coltle6920]

From Tom S.

But it gets more complicated than that. The Federal government lays claim to regulating the skies - from above the surface of your land to outer space. Some states have set regulations both allowing and prohibiting drone flight over private land, but to date, none that I am aware of have been taken to the SCOTUS to be accepted or denied.

My understanding is that ones property "space" can extend upward as far as any useable object constructed there. I.E. 100ft silos on a farm. That is the definition of vertical ownership of space the way I read it. Don't know if that extends the meaning horizontally over ones property.

 

[Skeet 028]

Certain structures on the ground are required to have warning lights/systems at certain heights. I don't remember the regulations anymore and they may have been changed Wind generators are one especially

 

[Nevada Ed]

In Nevada, if your tree over hangs my fence, or your kite is in my yard and "Air Space".

you may have a problem, if I am in a bad mood.

Feel luck?

 

[JMD999]

I think this is an evolving "problem". These are intrusive. My neighbors insurance co. Nit picked via drone/sat imaging - what's this pile?, what's that behind the garage? Why do you have 3 trucks?..... I asked if he wanted my agents #. ...I'll be next!

 

[LVSteve]

Why do you have 3 trucks?.....

That sort of question drives me nuts.

When I bought my first 4x4 SUV, the insurance drone kept asking me who else was in the household. I told him three times that I was the only one at my address, but he kept saying, "But who is driving the second vehicle?" Even when I explained that one was a sports car and not suitable for my weekend trips into the desert, he seemed confused. Eventually he asked point blank, "Why do you want two vehicles?" My reply was swift and a smidge aggressive, "Maybe I make more than you." Turned out this was the only thing that made him shut up.