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You own neither the sky over your property nor the minerals underneath it.

JumpCrisscross 10y ago
Unless you're willing to file suit in a federal court, I wouldn't risk a drone over others' property in many parts of the country.
- toomuchtodo 10y ago
  The FAA will prosecute for you, no payment to an attorney required. Don't mess with aircraft, regardless of form.
  - sverige 10y ago
    In addition to misquoting your earlier linked article, you're assuming the FAA has the time, energy, resources, and desire to prosecute a case with scant evidence involving an uninvited drone flying over private property for profit. They have enough to do keeping airline passengers and private (manned) aircraft safe. I don't think they're likely to spend a lot of effort trying to get your drone back or punishing me if all you have is (maybe) some video evidence that your drone had an unfortunate midair collision.
callmeed 10y ago
Own? No. But, law is fairly clear that an owner is entitled to freedom from excessive noise and passage by airborne carriers. If an aircraft is in flight so low that it is unreasonably disturbing to the landowner, the aircraft could be held liable for trespassing on your property.
- onion2k 10y ago
  Presumably that only entitles you to call the police rather than "neutralise" the problem though.
- toomuchtodo 10y ago
  > If an aircraft is in flight so low that it is unreasonably disturbing to the landowner, the aircraft could be held liable for trespassing on your property. This isn't true at all in the United States, and if you destroy the craft, the FAA will prosecute you under federal law. https://www.engadget.com/2016/04/18/faa-says-shooting-down-drones-is-a-federal-crime/ https://www.engadget.com/2016/04/18/faa-says-shooting-down-d...
  - sverige 10y ago
    That is not what the linked article says. The FAA may consider it a crime, but prosecuting any specific incident is another matter entirely. The article even notes that means other than shooting it down would make for a "messy" case. And you will need to involve law enforcement to recover your wrecked drone from my property, since I won't allow you to trespass. And since when did all the privacy advocates on HN decide it's OK to fly your drone and camera over other people's property? Or is it only OK if you're being paid to do so and not a government entity?
    - toomuchtodo 10y ago
      Federal law supercedes non-existent privacy law in the US. I agree there should be privacy regulations to prevent drone intrusion, but that's up to the FAA to update the regulations around airspace use.
sverige 10y ago
Actually, I do own the mineral rights for my property.

Unless you're willing to file suit in a federal court, I wouldn't risk a drone over others' property in many parts of the country.

toomuchtodo 10y ago
The FAA will prosecute for you, no payment to an attorney required. Don't mess with aircraft, regardless of form.
- sverige 10y ago
  In addition to misquoting your earlier linked article, you're assuming the FAA has the time, energy, resources, and desire to prosecute a case with scant evidence involving an uninvited drone flying over private property for profit. They have enough to do keeping airline passengers and private (manned) aircraft safe. I don't think they're likely to spend a lot of effort trying to get your drone back or punishing me if all you have is (maybe) some video evidence that your drone had an unfortunate midair collision.

callmeed 10y ago

Own? No. But, law is fairly clear that an owner is entitled to freedom from excessive noise and passage by airborne carriers. If an aircraft is in flight so low that it is unreasonably disturbing to the landowner, the aircraft could be held liable for trespassing on your property.

onion2k 10y ago
Presumably that only entitles you to call the police rather than "neutralise" the problem though.
toomuchtodo 10y ago
> If an aircraft is in flight so low that it is unreasonably disturbing to the landowner, the aircraft could be held liable for trespassing on your property. This isn't true at all in the United States, and if you destroy the craft, the FAA will prosecute you under federal law. https://www.engadget.com/2016/04/18/faa-says-shooting-down-drones-is-a-federal-crime/ https://www.engadget.com/2016/04/18/faa-says-shooting-down-d...
- sverige 10y ago
  That is not what the linked article says. The FAA may consider it a crime, but prosecuting any specific incident is another matter entirely. The article even notes that means other than shooting it down would make for a "messy" case. And you will need to involve law enforcement to recover your wrecked drone from my property, since I won't allow you to trespass. And since when did all the privacy advocates on HN decide it's OK to fly your drone and camera over other people's property? Or is it only OK if you're being paid to do so and not a government entity?
  - toomuchtodo 10y ago
    Federal law supercedes non-existent privacy law in the US. I agree there should be privacy regulations to prevent drone intrusion, but that's up to the FAA to update the regulations around airspace use.

sverige 10y ago

Actually, I do own the mineral rights for my property.