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The prospect of having drones flying over my backyard for any reason is undesirable even if they are completely silent.
by lurk2 2y ago
The prospect of having drones flying over my backyard for any reason is undesirable even if they are completely silent.
- AlexandrB 2y agoFor me it depends on altitude. If they're at the height of the average Cessna, then I'm cool with it. I don't want drones buzzing 100ft above my head though.
- shreddit 2y agoCan either one of you elaborate why? Supposed they were absolutely silent, why would it bother you if they fly 100 feet over your backyard?
- s1artibartfast 2y agoI don't like seeing them in general as an aesthetic matter. I would be disappointed if I was under a drone highway. Same reason why I oppose mass billboards in the sky.
- Arainach 2y agoNone of these things will ever be 100% safe, so a steady stream of one per minute as described in the article poses an actual safety risk. I'm also not a fan of corporations having what amounts to realtime surveillance video of me any time I'm outside of my house.
- lurk2 2y agoThe numbers I saw were about 400 feet. The bigger issue is that they aren't manned and are presumably flying at a greater frequency than conventional planes. My concern would be that they fail and fly into the side of my house at full speed. I also don't trust Amazon not to be using these drones for surveillance.
- taeric 2y agoThis is one of those things where knowledge makes it bad. As a personal example, having coyotes in my literal backyard on a daily basis is not something I would want. That it happens pretty much every day without me realizing it, though, shows it really shouldn't be a concern of mine. Other than making sure I have protection for any backyard chickens...