Man Shoots Down Drone Plane

[saevel25]

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/man-shoots-down-drone-hovering-000032027.html

[MyrtleBeachGolf]

[QUOTE]Merideth says he stood his ground: " I had my 40 mm Glock on me and they started toward me and I told them, 'If you cross my sidewalk, there's gonna be another shooting.'"[/QUOTE] I can promise you he didn't have a 40mm Glock. He may have had his .40 cal Glock. But he definitely didn't have a 40mm Glock, lol

[Lihu]

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/man-shoots-down-drone-hovering-000032027.html

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For his part, Merideth says he will sue the drone's owners. He told WRDB: "You know, when you're in your own property, within a six-foot privacy fence, you have the expectation of privacy. We don't know if he was looking at the girls. We don't know if he was looking for something to steal. To me, it was the same as trespassing."

I agree 100%.

What they need is a device that can just take the thing out of the air. Something like a cell phone blocker. Just zap it, kill the wireless transmission and down the stupid thing.

Agree.

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Merideth says he stood his ground: "I had my 40 mm Glock on me and they started toward me and I told them, 'If you cross my sidewalk, there's gonna be another shooting.'"

I can promise you he didn't have a 40mm Glock. He may have had his .40 cal Glock. But he definitely didn't have a 40mm Glock, lol

LOL, that would be quite a Glock.

[MyrtleBeachGolf]

For the fellow TST members that are not gun enthusiasts... this is what a gun that shoots 40mm rounds looks like: It's a FREAKING GRENADE LAUNCHER, and it's not made by Glock!! This is what a .40 cal Glock looks like: As for the drone issue, it does seem that it's becoming a problem. I agree about the signal blocker idea. That would be a handy app.

[saevel25]

For the fellow TST members that are not gun enthusiasts... this is what a gun that shoots 40mm rounds looks like:

It's a FREAKING GRENADE LAUNCHER, and it's not made by Glock!!

I would love to see him take down a drone with a grenade launcher :p

[kpaulhus]

I agree with his actions. There is a time and place for flying your drone around, but to hover over someones personal property...That's asking for it.

[Lihu]

I agree with his actions. There is a time and place for flying your drone around, but to hover over someones personal property...That's asking for it.

So, true.

However, I would probably have used a 12 Gauge with bird shot, to somewhat protect my neighbors.

[RussUK]

For the fellow TST members that are not gun enthusiasts... this is what a gun that shoots 40mm rounds looks like:

It's a FREAKING GRENADE LAUNCHER, and it's not made by Glock!!

This is what a .40 cal Glock looks like:

As for the drone issue, it does seem that it's becoming a problem. I agree about the signal blocker idea. That would be a handy app.

I hope he said "say hello to my little friend" before letting rip!

In all fairness, good on him. Cant stand those effing drones. what happened to climbing a tree with binoculars to spy on the neighbours?

[krupa]

It's only a matter of time:

GoPro + Quadcopter = Voyeur/Peeping Tom Drone Porn

[Lihu]

It's only a matter of time:

GoPro + Quadcopter = Voyeur/Peeping Tom Drone Porn

Yeah, not good.

[RussUK]

Yeah, not good.

Should they be banned? Argument would be that you could use radio control aircraft/helicopters for the same thing

[Lihu]

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Originally Posted by Lihu

Yeah, not good.

Should they be banned? Argument would be that you could use radio control aircraft/helicopters for the same thing

IDK, on the one hand the owners have rights to use them, on the other people have the right to privacy.

If someone loses a drone to either a jamming or other means, that the owner of the private property it falls on becomes the new owner of the drone? Seems like a fair solution. This will naturally restrict use to public areas.

[krupa]

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Originally Posted by Lihu

Yeah, not good.

Should they be banned? Argument would be that you could use radio control aircraft/helicopters for the same thing

I don't think they should be banned but it's something we'll have to deal with more frequently.  You could use RC helos for the same thing but quadcopters are more stable and easier to fly.  The real "game changer" here is the camera technology that enables small/tiny video cameras that provide high resolution.

[Patch]

In the national parks, and most state parks they are illegal to use. Reasons range from scaring wild animals, birds, flying them in government airspace, to invasion of privacy in campgrounds. Of course this regulation might be different if the park has set a side an area for r/c toys. As with most fun toys we like to play with, they are usually ruined by the idiots' misuse of those toys. I don't have a problem at with the guy shooting down the drone over his property. I don't think he will win his lawsuit against the drone owner.

I have a relative who is very much pro r/c fun. He flies r/c planes. Big, multi engine planes. He had a problem a few weeks back with the fire man knocking a drone out the air with their fire hose. When I explained that if the firemen was able to reach the drone with a stream of water, the drone was too close, he changed his mind.

Some kid hooked a semi auto pistol to a drone, and rigged it shoot on command. Last I heard he is now in trouble with his local law enforcement on a unrelated matter. A guy in a park somewhere flew drone with a camera near a Bald Eagles' nest to take picture of the babies. The parents went into attack mode to protect their family and literally destroyed the drone valued at $15K.   I also read that he wanted the NPS to replace toy because one "their birds" destroyed it. This even though there were signs everywhere to stay1/4 mile back from the nesting birds. These are the kind of things that cause problems for others who use their toys responsibly.

[Lihu]

In the national parks, and most state parks they are illegal to use. Reasons range from scaring wild animals, birds, flying them in government airspace, to invasion of privacy in campgrounds. Of course this regulation might be different if the park has set a side an area for r/c toys. As with most fun toys we like to play with, they are usually ruined by the idiots' misuse of those toys. I don't have a problem at with the guy shooting down the drone over his property. I don't think he will win his lawsuit against the drone owner.

I have a relative who is very much pro r/c fun. He flies r/c planes. Big, multi engine planes. He had a problem a few weeks back with the fire man knocking a drone out the air with their fire hose. When I explained that if the firemen was able to reach the drone with a stream of water, the drone was too close, he changed his mind.

Some kid hooked a semi auto pistol to a drone, and rigged it shoot on command. Last I heard he is now in trouble with his local law enforcement on a unrelated matter. A guy in a park somewhere flew drone with a camera near a Bald Eagles' nest to take picture of the babies. The parents went into attack mode to protect their family and literally destroyed the drone valued at $15K.   I also read that he wanted the NPS to replace toy because one "their birds" destroyed it. This even though there were signs everywhere to stay1/4 mile back from the nesting birds. These are the kind of things that cause problems for others who use their toys responsibly.

The owners of the drone should be responsible for the loss, and the owner of the $15K drone has to cut his losses too. He knew the risks. In fact, the NPS slap the $25,000 fine on him for endangering a protected species. . .

It's like if I hit a golf ball onto someone's property and sued him $5 for the ball.

[RussUK]

On the one hand they have revolutionised arial photography and filming as you no longer need expensive helecopters these days, but there will always be the odd unscrupulous individual who will miss-use the tech

[Lihu]

On the one hand they have revolutionised arial photography and filming as you no longer need expensive helecopters these days, but there will always be the odd unscrupulous individual who will miss-use the tech

Unfortunately, USA has a lot more than just one odd unscrupulous individual.

[newtogolf]

I saw the video response from the owners of the drone and they have video footage of the entire flight along with altimeter readings and other telemetry.  If the video and remote telemetry is accurate the drone was at 190 - 200 feet the entire flight and was not directly over his property when he shot at it.  Even if it was over the property, the guy shooting it down was firing a shotgun into the air in a residential area, seems like he made a poor choice in handling the situation.