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I’ve been thinking about getting into drones as a hobby (and a way to help manage parts of my sprawling property), but all these privacy stories lately have me

I’ve been thinking about getting into drones as a hobby (and a way to help manage parts of my sprawling property), but all these privacy stories lately have me spooked. Is there a “safe” vendor of drones, or has this turned into another “all smart TVs are wiretaps by default” situation that we’re expected to just accept?

KaoruAoiShiho 4y ago
It is illegal to sell a drone with privacy, all drones must be tracked by law and there are complex laws that require tracking where you fly them and preventing you from flying them in certain locations.
- laweijfmvo 4y ago
  How much "airspace" over your own property do you "own"?
  - teeray 4y ago
    The FAA has been pretty adamant that the answer is “none”, and it has been held up.
altarius 4y ago
Plus, if you want to fly it "really" legally you often can't. In CA, according to my own research: - you can't fly over private property, - pretty much _ALL_ parks&rec departments and counties in the Bay Area prohibit flying in their public parks, - flying over e.g. public parking lots and the likes is probably a gray area as there's potentially people around, - airspace at least around here is often regulated anyway, many airports, hospitals with heli pads (not 100% sure about legality of flying within their "zone") and national/state parks that are also no-fly. I tend to fly in smaller parks and just risk the $500 (?) fine and getting the drone confiscated :( It will just get better once this can happen retroactively :/ But this is mostly why I got a DJI Mini, it's pretty quiet and doesn't draw a lot of attention.
- Ancapistani 4y ago
  > you can't fly over private property Yes, you can. The FAA regulates airspace; the state has no jurisdiction. > pretty much _ALL_ parks&rec departments and counties in the Bay Area prohibit flying in their public parks, They can restrict taking off, landing, and "operating from". > airspace at least around here is often regulated anyway, many airports, hospitals with heli pads (not 100% sure about legality of flying within their "zone") and national/state parks that are also no-fly. In most cases it's as easy as a LAANC request, made through a mobile app and approved instantly. It's worse in some places than others but I had no problem flying in Santa Cruz a few months ago. San Diego is a nightmare, between military bases and the civilian airport there.

KaoruAoiShiho 4y ago

It is illegal to sell a drone with privacy, all drones must be tracked by law and there are complex laws that require tracking where you fly them and preventing you from flying them in certain locations.

laweijfmvo 4y ago
How much "airspace" over your own property do you "own"?
- teeray 4y ago
  The FAA has been pretty adamant that the answer is “none”, and it has been held up.

altarius 4y ago

Plus, if you want to fly it "really" legally you often can't. In CA, according to my own research: - you can't fly over private property, - pretty much _ALL_ parks&rec departments and counties in the Bay Area prohibit flying in their public parks, - flying over e.g. public parking lots and the likes is probably a gray area as there's potentially people around, - airspace at least around here is often regulated anyway, many airports, hospitals with heli pads (not 100% sure about legality of flying within their "zone") and national/state parks that are also no-fly. I tend to fly in smaller parks and just risk the $500 (?) fine and getting the drone confiscated :( It will just get better once this can happen retroactively :/ But this is mostly why I got a DJI Mini, it's pretty quiet and doesn't draw a lot of attention.

Ancapistani 4y ago
> you can't fly over private property Yes, you can. The FAA regulates airspace; the state has no jurisdiction. > pretty much _ALL_ parks&rec departments and counties in the Bay Area prohibit flying in their public parks, They can restrict taking off, landing, and "operating from". > airspace at least around here is often regulated anyway, many airports, hospitals with heli pads (not 100% sure about legality of flying within their "zone") and national/state parks that are also no-fly. In most cases it's as easy as a LAANC request, made through a mobile app and approved instantly. It's worse in some places than others but I had no problem flying in Santa Cruz a few months ago. San Diego is a nightmare, between military bases and the civilian airport there.