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rrlund

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Yep,that's me now. I got one with a camera for Christmas,so draw your shades and lock up your stuff,I'm watching you. I'll be the subject on talk radio all next week.
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Boy that's gonna save you a lot of walking/physically checking on everything.Does it bother the cows at all?Will you be like George jones now"a high tech redneck"?lol
 
My neighbor's son got one of those for Christmas. Evidently it is one of the really high tech ones. We live near a municipal airport. When he tried to fly it, it told him he was in restricted air space and refused to leave the ground. Haw haw haw. That's the same brat from a couple of years ago who was so proud of his extra noisy dirt bike screaming up and down the road. TDF
 
I got to fly my grandsons new RC controlled helicopter this morning. I sure did have that boy anxious, about crashing it! I just might get me one to play with, but will start with a cheaper version.
 
Didn't seem to scare'em,just made them look up. I need a lot more practice before I send it out over the pasture. I'll probably crash the darned thing and they'll stomp it in to the ground just out of curiosity.
 
Better get it registered or you will be in big trouble LOL. You do know it is an FAA law that you have to fill out paper work to own and fly one
 
That will be a real labour saver! Hope there are no hungry large birds of prey in your area.

Ben
 
Ya,I have to get online and register it. If I do it before sometime in January,I think it is,it's free. If I wait,there's a $5 fee. It's the whole CB radio thing all over again.
 
I told the neighbor to get one so when He goes on holiday I could watch his place from My place -- maybe chase his dog around a little too --
 
Actually there are. We haven't been able to keep a kitten alive in more than a year now. The wife heard a commotion in the barn just a few months ago. When she walked around the corner of the barn,a large bird flew out with a kitten. There was a second kitten in there,but it must have gotten beat up pretty bad in the fracas because it died the next day.
I don't know if they'll swoop down and hit this thing or not? If one does,I should get some pretty good close ups of it.
 
Very sanitary looking operation, and as good a shape as those critters are in, you probably don't have to worry about an animal rights lawsuit.

Friend has one, and he said it was real easy to crash the old RC helicopters with only the one rotor- but with rotor on each corner, it makes everyone an expert- you'd have to try real hard to lose control.
 
$5.00 to register online.
Much less expensive than the fine.
Think that is what I heard on the radio.
 
Boy,if a helicopter is less stable than this,I'd never get one off the ground. This bugger's tough to keep steady. It'll take some practice.
My son in law has one with a camera that you have to set for how many seconds you want between pictures so it shoots the whole time it in use. He generally sets it for every two seconds. Mine has a switch on the remote control. You have to pull it back to shoot video or click it ahead every time you want to take a picture,so you have to take a your thumb off the throttle toggle and let it hover to snap a picture.
 
My granddaughter got one & I tried it out today. It's a good thing there are guards all around it cause it took me about 30 seconds to crash it under the porch. I think it will be a lot of fun IF I can actually learn to fly it.
 
Looks like it could be useful, on your own property. Wonder what the laws are if you shoot one down over your own private property?
 
(quoted from post at 16:35:23 12/25/15) Ya,I have to get online and register it. If I do it before sometime in January,I think it is,it's free. If I wait,there's a $5 fee. It's the whole CB radio thing all over again.
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If it weighs less than a 1/2 lb, you will not have to register. My UDI only weighs 4.6oz so no registration required. You are correct about free registration right now. Have fun with the new toy!
 
Yeah ? Well the batteries will run out before you get to view my claim ! Best of the season to you and yours.
 
(quoted from post at 18:05:14 12/25/15) Looks like it could be useful, on your own property. Wonder what the laws are if you shoot one down over your own private property?
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This was just on Judge Judy! A kid was flying one over his neighbors property and the guy shot it down with a water cannon. She ruled in the kids favor and the guy had to pay.
 
The whole registration thing may come to nothing. My understanding is that the AMA has a lawsuit against the FAA in federal court for ignoring an act of congress (something like 30 years ago) stating something to the effect that model aircraft are exempt from federal regulation (or something like that). The problem is that the FAA is so powerful that it is used to only making laws not necessarily adhering to them.
 
Cool toy and a great picture!
Which one of those black beauties is my next one?
Probably one of them on the left I would guess. ;)
 
Gave a grandson small one for Christmas; him and is older brothers really took to it. My plan was to start out small for initial training and practice and then later buy a larger one (~30 minutes flying time) for use at the farm. Randy, what is the ratio of flying to charger time on your unit?
 
(quoted from post at 20:05:14 12/25/15) Looks like it could be useful, on your own property. Wonder what the laws are if you shoot one down over your own private property?
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This is the interesting part, Im sure case law will play into this after a few years of incidents. The FAA considers UAV's to be aircrafts. All aircraft fall under the jurisdiction of the FAA and it is a federal offense to shoot at any aircraft. FAA controls all airspace from the tips of the grass on your lawn all the way up to space.

Here’s what federal law (18 USC § 32) has to say:

(a) Whoever willfully—

(1) sets fire to, damages, destroys, disables, or wrecks any aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States or any civil aircraft used, operated, or employed in interstate, overseas, or foreign air commerce;

...shall be fined under this title up to $250,000 or imprisoned not more than twenty years or both.
 
You guys are sure worked up about a law that will not be enforced except as an added charge. The limit is 5.5 Lbs, mine weighs 5.3. Got the grand brat one half the size of mine. Its harder to fly but much safer the house.. living in a forest limits outdoor flight unless you pay big. Pines are full of snags
 
nice advertizing! Now Ill place my order,,,steaks,,1 inch thick,,roasts not to big,,stew meat ,,,hamburger,,,and shin beef for stew,,I like chuck steaks,not chuck roasts,,,and leave the fillet on the steaks,dont want seperate fillet mingon.Did I forget anything?Oh yea,,,freezer wrap it,,,vaccuum seal if possible.
 
Randy,be careful and check it out(the word COMMERCIAL in the rules applies to FARMS).It is going to get nasty by what seed company rep.was telling us this fall.PLEASURE vs COMMERCIAL use license.Crop checking and other like uses are a no-no.
 
Only five and a half minutes. It came with three batteries. 130 minute charging time per battery,so charge all three and should be able to fly 15 minutes total. It's a small starter outfit. I like the camera quality a lot better than my son in law's though. His has to be set on a timer and gives all the pictures a fish eye look.
Put my camera on his larger drone and we'd have something there.
 
Must be good eating if you want another one then? Pick out which ever one you want and make the appointment. The scale's working now.
 
So that's about 23 min per flight min. Our very small unit takes about 15 min per min. I'm dreaming of a Blade Chroma with go-pro camera. Have fun and put it to work. BTW nice looking beef herd.
 
(quoted from post at 00:49:37 12/26/15) We had an incident here in West Pa where a neighbor (adult woman) threww a rock and brought the drone.
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I would have her tied up in court quicker than God gets the news, and I would enjoy watching her squirm. People need to watch the news out of the courts and understand that you cannot bring them down under most circumstances.
 
(quoted from post at 22:30:19 12/25/15)
(quoted from post at 20:05:14 12/25/15) Looks like it could be useful, on your own property. Wonder what the laws are if you shoot one down over your own private property?
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This is the interesting part, Im sure case law will play into this after a few years of incidents. The FAA considers UAV's to be aircrafts. All aircraft fall under the jurisdiction of the FAA and it is a federal offense to shoot at any aircraft. FAA controls all airspace from the tips of the grass on your lawn all the way up to space.

Here’s what federal law (18 USC § 32) has to say:

(a) Whoever willfully—

(1) sets fire to, damages, destroys, disables, or wrecks any aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States or any civil aircraft used, operated, or employed in interstate, overseas, or foreign air commerce;

...shall be fined under this title up to $250,000 or imprisoned not more than twenty years or both.
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"used, operated, operated, or employed in interstate, overseas, or foreign air commerce" does not sound like a nosey neighbor's drone trespassing on my property.
 
(quoted from post at 07:06:31 12/26/15) Randy,be careful and check it out(the word COMMERCIAL in the rules applies to FARMS).It is going to get nasty by what seed company rep.was telling us this fall.PLEASURE vs COMMERCIAL use license.Crop checking and other like uses are a no-no.
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So if you are using your own equipment to check your own property, that is not commercial use. It would be if you hired me to check your property. Where the heck is John T?
 
They will try to throw a big scare on everybody like they did with CB radios. I was one of the early fools who applied for a CB license. Something like $35. Took a month or more to get it.

Then they got so overwhealmed by every tom dick and harry buying them, they lowered it to $5, then I think come up with some sort of a self licensing thing. Send in a form, it was free, and you made up your own call letters or some such crap.

Everyone on the CB was always talking about "uncle Charlie" chasing em, listening in, etc. I dont think Uncle Charlie gate a poop.


Nobody is gonna take their rules seriously, especially rural people. I mean, how they gonna catch us? Out int he fields using em, etc.

Now scouting services, any ag business using them commerically will probably go ahead an license them, just avoig any future hasslem

My guess is that about 80% will go unreported.

Gene
 
Neighborhood peeping tom got one this week. Just watched a video of my backyard/driveway on his Facebook page. There will be trouble.
 
(quoted from post at 02:35:29 12/26/15) You guys are sure worked up about a law that will not be enforced except as an added charge. The limit is 5.5 Lbs, mine weighs 5.3. Got the grand brat one half the size of mine. Its harder to fly but much safer the house.. living in a forest limits outdoor flight unless you pay big. Pines are full of snags
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Incorrect.

.55 lbs up to 55 lbs. Over 55lbs have special regulations.
 
(quoted from post at 14:38:06 12/26/15) They will try to throw a big scare on everybody like they did with CB radios. I was one of the early fools who applied for a CB license. Something like $35. Took a month or more to get it.

Then they got so overwhealmed by every tom dick and harry buying them, they lowered it to $5, then I think come up with some sort of a self licensing thing. Send in a form, it was free, and you made up your own call letters or some such crap.

Everyone on the CB was always talking about "uncle Charlie" chasing em, listening in, etc. I dont think Uncle Charlie gate a poop.


Nobody is gonna take their rules seriously, especially rural people. I mean, how they gonna catch us? Out int he fields using em, etc.

Now scouting services, any ag business using them commerically will probably go ahead an license them, just avoig any future hasslem

My guess is that about 80% will go unreported.

Gene
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This is not the FCC, it's the FAA, and full-scale pilots have eyes in the sky, and gps tagging to mark spots where they see a UFO. A pilot flies over, tags the locale where the UAS was spotted, and it is on the 5 o'clock news, and then a knock at the front door.


Times have changed. Buy a sectional chart and abide by the regulations. I'm working on fixing things, but do as they say. They are drooling, thinking about making an example out of someone to set precedent.
 


Gene, I did the same thing as you. Then I got so big that they couldn't police it anyway. The price of these things come down everyone will have one and they'll give up.
 
Flying those things over someone's property should be treated as trespassing the same as walking onto it.

Peta has been flying those things over a feedlot in the eastern part of the state chasing the cattle with them. Shoot the drone and the operator as far as I'm concerned, protect your property and employees.
 
(quoted from post at 12:16:34 12/27/15) Flying those things over someone's property should be treated as trespassing the same as walking onto it.

Peta has been flying those things over a feedlot in the eastern part of the state chasing the cattle with them. Shoot the drone and the operator as far as I'm concerned, protect your property and employees.
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But it is not. Shoot down a licensed drone operated within the law, and you will be the one meeting the Sheriff.
 
Oh yeah, definitely good eating! All I have left is hamburger!
I'd be happy to be a repeat customer and a reference if wanted.
It'll be a bit yet, but I'll shoot you an email or call in advance.
 
(quoted from post at 15:24:15 12/27/15)
(quoted from post at 12:16:34 12/27/15) Flying those things over someone's property should be treated as trespassing the same as walking onto it.

Peta has been flying those things over a feedlot in the eastern part of the state chasing the cattle with them. Shoot the drone and the operator as far as I'm concerned, protect your property and employees.
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But it is not. Shoot down a licensed drone operated within the law, and you will be the one meeting the Sheriff.
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Ya, but ya gotta prove it. How you going to do that?

SSS works for feral animals, it will work for drones.
 
(quoted from post at 17:56:04 12/27/15)

Ya, but ya gotta prove it. How you going to do that?

SSS works for feral animals, it will work for drones.
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The expensive ones are transmitting video back to the operator. Smile for the jury while you bury it.
 
(quoted from post at 21:31:56 12/27/15)
(quoted from post at 17:56:04 12/27/15)

Ya, but ya gotta prove it. How you going to do that?

SSS works for feral animals, it will work for drones.
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The expensive ones are transmitting video back to the operator. Smile for the jury while you bury it.
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Transmitt it right to the Sheriffs car, I dont care. What you dont seem to be getting is you have to PROVE guilt. How you going to do that? Hint, you cant.

So you got a video hovering over my house, the cam shows a person in a carhart and blue jeans walking out of the back door. Person appears to be carring a broom like object, suddenly points it at the tresspassing drone and then the video ends as the drone falls to the earth. Now, Perry Mason, prove not only that the drone was shot, but prove who did it.

Go ahead, PROVE it. But before you get a chance to do that, you have to explain to the sheriff what you were doing flying your drone over my house...
 
When I bought my small property (4 acres) I "justified" buying a drone for aerial photography so we could document the improvements. Mine's an older Parrot 2.0 that is passable, but not great by any means as you have to be within 100 yards of it.

The other morning I was on my phone on the deck filling up a watering jug for the plants on the deck and I heard this loud noise, looked up and there was a drone about 100' above my head looking straight down on me. I looked up and after about five seconds, it hauled butt off and out of sight. This one is very different from the cheapo, $300 version I have.

Two days later I heard the same buzzing, came out of my shop to look up and sure enough... same drone hovering about 50-100' above my property and as soon as I came out and looked at it, it zoomed off.

I'm on 4 acres so it's not like it was a mistake, they were definitely looking at my property, whether for curiosity's sake or for mischievous intentions. I thought "man, it's a good thing I'm not carrying right now" the second time it happened. The next time I might be just out of the field of view with a bb gun.
 
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