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Drones -- Are you an Owner / Operator?

By TractorDoc

5 years ago


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#23 5 years ago

I fly RC airplanes and really enjoy it, and 99 percent of the time fly at my RC flying club with proper runway and clearances from things like airports, trees, light poles, and other inconvenient obstacles. And do use some of the same soldering and troubleshooting skills as working on Pins.

But not a drone fan. Too many idiots flying them where they shouldn't, like 6' high down a residential street, or at the nice quiet lake where i like to fish in the summer. And first time one fly's over my back yard, will be getting that paint ball gun have been thinking about buying. Lots of mass, low velocity paint ball should be perfect for bringing down a drone.

#27 5 years ago
Quoted from Cobray:

Be prepared to get arrested then, Drones are considered aircraft and shooting one down will get you thrown in jail.
I've seen idiots flying RC planes crash them into things more than I've seen drones crash also. But hey, the hobby you enjoy is all good guys, other hobbies, idiots. LMAO.

I appreciate your thoughts, but never seen RC airplanes in the kind of places have seen drones. And my back yard is my airspace, so bring a drone low, especially with a camera, over my back yard, Ill take the chance.

#40 5 years ago
Quoted from Bublehead:

Folks, the FAA takes shooting at ANYTHING that is flying very seriously, including shooting a drone down on your own property. You see, back in the early days of flight, this was a problem with people shooting at REAL airplanes and REAL pilots, and they don’t want any lead bullets being shot at ANYTHING that is flying, because it could lead to people shooting at PEOPLE even if accidentally. People have been prosecuted for shooting them down. Actually bragging about it on a public forum is a good way to get attention brought on yourself, possibly even incriminating yourself... I Just want people to be aware. Commercial drone pilots, private aircraft pilots, and even commercial pilots who HATE drones will report incidents like this because any gun pointed skyward at an aircraft could be pointed at them who are flying behind the drone, or above the drone, or you get the picture. So lets not cowboy up and start plugging the drones just yet. Ok? Think before you shoot, not after.

Didn’t say anything about lead. But paintballs, are slow low velocity and not going to do anything but leave a washable paint spot. Except maybe to a drone. Might not hurt them either, and don’t even own a paint ball yet. Just really annoyed at both how drones have affected model airplane flying, and how many places I have seen drones being flown intrusively and irresponsibly.

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