Very Interesting Drone Tip

[jazzy]

Very Interestinf Drone Tip. never know, might come in handy

 

[Haertig]

I imagine a leaf blower or a garden hose with nozzle would do a pretty good job of disrupting drone navigation as well.

 

[montanabill]

good to know as I am just getting the hang of flying my drone...
I worry about a small swarm of drones with facial recognition software on board as well as a small shaped charge.
Maybe I better pratice up on my skeet shooting skills.

 

[Haertig]

First hit the drone with a squirt of that canned wasp spray (highly flammable) that shoots a long distance stream. Once it's good and wet, follow up with your roman candle.

A paintball gun aimed at the camera lens would be fun too. Watch it try to fly back home blind.

 

[jazzy]

dang. that actually sounds like fun

 

[Magus]

I imagine a leaf blower or a garden hose with nozzle would do a pretty good job of disrupting drone navigation as well.

Apply buckshot, drone dies.

 

[Magus]

First hit the drone with a squirt of that canned wasp spray (highly flammable) that shoots a long distance stream. Once it's good and wet, follow up with your roman candle.

A paintball gun aimed at the camera lens would be fun too. Watch it try to fly back home blind.

Spray adhesive. then you can gut the drone for memory cards and solar cells.

 

[montanabill]

Spray adhesive. then you can gut the drone for memory cards and solar cells.

i watch that movie every now and agin...good flick.

 

[montanabill]

First hit the drone with a squirt of that canned wasp spray (highly flammable) that shoots a long distance stream. Once it's good and wet, follow up with your roman candle.

A paintball gun aimed at the camera lens would be fun too. Watch it try to fly back home blind.

I think my drone uses GPS for its auto return to base.... but we can experiment with your drone...

 

[Haertig]

I think my drone uses GPS for its auto return to base.... but we can experiment with your drone...

GPS would work if you can set, or the drone defaults to, a high enough altitude for return. Otherwise trees, buildings, etc. could really mess it up.

 

[montanabill]

GPS would work if you can set, or the drone defaults to, a high enough altitude for return. Otherwise trees, buildings, etc. could really mess it up.

my DJI has a screen to set return altitude just for that occourance.

 

[Cabin Fever]

Wife and I were sitting around our campfire in the yard about 2 weeks ago. It was around 2pm in the afternoon. We hear some humming and a drone flew over our front yard at tree height. We live in the middle of 40 acres and the nearest neighbor is about 1/2 mile from us. If I had my shotgun with me, would it have been legal to shoot the drone down?

 

[Weedygarden]

Wife and I were sitting around our campfire in the yard about 2 weeks ago. It was around 2pm in the afternoon. We hear some humming and a drone flew over our front yard at tree height. We live in the middle of 40 acres and the nearest neighbor is about 1/2 mile from us. If I had my shotgun with me, would it have been legal to shoot the drone down?

I think the laws are different in different areas. This would be a good question to research to know what you can do for your area. I think in some areas, if you are a drone operator, you have to register in some capacity.

In places like Tucson, people with in ground swimming pools pay taxes, IF the tax people know that they have one. Of course, not everyone declares that they have a pool, and then they do not pay taxes on them. The city of Tucson uses drones to fly over yards to see who has swimming pools and who does not.

I have often thought that a drone is a good thing to have for many safety uses.

 

[Haertig]

would it have been legal to shoot the drone down?

You can't generically shoot down anything that is over your property, otherwise 737's would be in danger. Governments should just set an altitude limit. A simple, effective, and safe limit would be "If you can reach it with a shotgun (not including slugs), it's legal to shoot it down. If you can't reach it, then you can't shoot it down." So any questions on "Was the altitude it was flying at low enough to qualify?" are answered right there on the spot. No regulators or lawyers would be needed.

 

[dademoss]

What is a drone?

Or

Both have rules for their use, good luck finding a government entity interested in enforcing them, unless you poked the bear.

 

[montanabill]

maybe a fly casting rod with a coupe of trebel hooks and some weight...

 

[Haertig]

maybe a fly casting rod with a coupe of trebel hooks and some weight...

What are those things that South American cowboys throw to grab their cattle? Do they call them "bolos"? It's like a three-way star made out of short lengths of rope with rocks ties to the outside ends. Meant to tangle up the animals legs I think. That might work on a drone too.

 

[Pearl]

Wife and I were sitting around our campfire in the yard about 2 weeks ago. It was around 2pm in the afternoon. We hear some humming and a drone flew over our front yard at tree height. We live in the middle of 40 acres and the nearest neighbor is about 1/2 mile from us. If I had my shotgun with me, would it have been legal to shoot the drone down?

Not in Texas!!

 

[Mountain trapper]

I've been looking at buying a drone. I need one to help check on fences and the cattle, it would save me a lot of time. I need to get one with about a 10 mile range.

 

[Magus]

i watch that movie every now and agin...good flick.

This was in a movie? which one?

 

[Dave V]

This was in a movie? which one?

Interstellar?

 

[Caribou]

Wife and I were sitting around our campfire in the yard about 2 weeks ago. It was around 2pm in the afternoon. We hear some humming and a drone flew over our front yard at tree height. We live in the middle of 40 acres and the nearest neighbor is about 1/2 mile from us. If I had my shotgun with me, would it have been legal to shoot the drone down?

Every time this question comes up someone sites a law saying how much trouble you will be in. If it is a government drone, you’ll be in big trouble.

 

[Magus]

If they're after me with a drone, I'm already in big trouble!

 

[lonewolf]

depends if its a domestic drone or a military one, if its a military drone we are in deep trouble.

 

[Cabin Fever]

What about a floating balloon coming across the air space above your place that says, "Made in China?"

 

[SoJer]

What about a floating balloon coming across the air space above your place that says, "Made in China?"

jd

 

[Weedygarden]

https://uavcoach.com/drone-laws/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_featuring_drones

 

[Dave V]

https://uavcoach.com/drone-laws/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_featuring_drones

Excellent links!
Wow, for sure MANY drone operators are not registered.
Looking at Orlando, man, the fines are steep!

 

[Hardcalibres]

jd

For those that are interested.......that is a Carl Gustav 84mm, also known as a MAAWS.

I have shot quite a lot of rounds out of those......and they were a Beast of a thing........very effective. Just about everyone who shot one, fell in love with them.

It is about the closest thing to artillery you can carry around.

The triangular/conical shaped Back Blast Danger Area (BBDA) behind the shooter is about 50 yards long and about 40 yards wide at the furthest distance.

That made them challenging to shoot prone (ie lying down) without destroying the bottom half of your pants.......we learnt to fire them with your legs sort of swung out to the side.


https://www.army.mil/article/72402/carl_gustaf_weapon_extends_soldiers_lethal_reach

 

[Aerindel]

You guys are VASTLY underestimating how small and fast drones are these days.

This is a consumer level drone you can order off amazon....none of you are shooting it with a paintball gun or anything else. Unless you are looking in just the right spot, you wouldn't even see it coming.