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I'm fairly certain that drones don't qualify as manned aircraft. ;) Moreover, my understanding is that there's a big gap in case-law concerning drone use. It'

I'm fairly certain that drones don't qualify as manned aircraft. ;) Moreover, my understanding is that there's a big gap in case-law concerning drone use. It's really a shame that this trigger-happy hick didn't take the drone case to court, as he might have made a meaningful contribution to the U.S. justice system by doing so.

mirimir 11y ago
Yes, the legal status of drones is unclear. And there's not much case law. This should have been a clear case, given that the downed drone was reportedly never over the neighbor's property. But maybe the trigger-happy family appreciated this fact, and just wanted to make a statement. I certainly don't like the idea of being surveilled. And it's not just cameras. Drones can easily carry compact equipment for LAN hacking[0] or exfiltrating key material.[1] But for those applications, one would need to land the drone in a suitable location. [0] http://www.securitytube.net/groups?operation=view&groupId=9 http://www.securitytube.net/groups?operation=view&groupId=9 [1] https://www.tau.ac.il/~tromer/radioexp/ https://www.tau.ac.il/~tromer/radioexp/