What Happens If You Shoot Down a Drone?

Are you allowed to disable a drone that is flying where you don't want it to? This video discusses the consequences of doing so, and educates on a few facts about the safety of drones. Remote ID is going to lead to more altercations. Know the facts before you go disturbing a drone pilot.

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[kevinmckinzie]

If a drone passes by a property that is one thing. But if a drone flies into your property and begins maneuvering around to view your private domain then it is getting impaled with bird shot.

[davidc]

I think it's not the fear of the drone it's a privacy matter for many

[deanormesher]

If a drone gets to low and peers in my window. It's going down, my dog is going to get it. I don't think they can fine or jail my dog lol.

[dburns]

I live in a rural area and if there is a drone over my home, it will come down.

[rvbjobber]

I am all for people enjoying their favorite recreational activity If I own 20 acres, completely private and my wife wants to tan topless at our swimming pool in the privacy of our property, what gives anyone the right to fly over and invade our favorite recreational activity? Who doesn't value their privacy at home and what gives anyone the right to invade it?

[donlesley]

Imagine seriously calling the police and expecting them to do anything for a drone when they can’t even arrive to your house for a home invasion in less than ten minutes

[fwciptt]

If drone flying at low attitudes over someone else property, there probably up to nothing good.

[deann]

"ammo falling"

tell me you've never bird hunted without telling me you've never bird hunted

[colorblind]

If your neighbor threatens to shoot your drone if you fly it over his house, SIMPLY DON’T FLY IT OVER HIS HOUSE. Be the bigger person by being considerate.

[AxisImagery]

Something similar happened to me once. In my conversation with the individual what I said was “If I was walking around the construction site and shooting photos with my iPhone would you have said anything to me?” He said that it wasn’t the same thing and then called the police. When the police showed up and I presented my Part 107 card they asked the accuser to not waste their time and to know the rules before approaching a drone pilot.

[joeylandry]

I believe your enthusiasm for drones blinds you to the fact that a lot of people are aware of how weirdos can use this technology to target them or their children. I would give drone users some advice. Always respect your neighbors and if possible expose them to your hobby. Don’t be snarky or you’ll end up causing people to demand more restrictive laws in your state or region.

[MM-ktdv]

Privacy is important to people, as it should be. If I'm on my own property, I shouldn't have to be concerned about someone flying a drone nearby, who may or may not be filming me or my family.

[glasscaster]

I've been harassed by a drone pilot before. I was looking at a home to buy and a neighbor made sure to make himself a nuisance with his drone. He was flying about 30 ft above the backyard and watching us as we looked at the house. We left quickly and crossed that house off our list. If we had purchased that home and that behavior continued, there would have been problems.

[davehaggerty]

My nephew lives in a small town.
There was a fire downtown that destroyed an iconic building.
After the fire he took drone pictures of the disaster. Then posted it on the internet. He got nervous because he had not followed all the rules for drone operation. So he took it down.
The city contacted him. They had seen the video. They wanted his permission to post it on the city website.
It made him mini-famous for a while.

[biohacker]

I’m a beginner drone pilot and when I’m in a recreational area or a most visiting tourist site in the rainforest I used to ask them if don’t bothered them to fly my drone. 100% times people appreciate my iniciative and even posed for the drone.

[ryane.]

I live on 20 acres that boarders a state park in a very rural location. State park policy is “no drones” and has signs that state such. Yet still they buzz over and come within a stones throw of me and my family. I tried all the legit channels to no avail. I’m now going to turn to #7 bird shot. Or maybe rubber shot. I’m not a crotchety person, just fed up.

[JerryEricsson]

Thanks for the video. I have a drone, never ran it, but I did get my license and am prepared. A fellow visited us while we were camping in Arizona and did a drone video on Christmas of 2018. He posted it, and I go to it regularly. Why? Well he has my wonderful wife of 51 years and I waving at the drone as he zooms down and back up. I lost my wife to cancer in 2020 and I miss her more then life itself, I have been healing myself, but now find myself with cancer, just had a kidney removed because of that, but when I really miss her I go to that site and she waves at me with such joy on her face, it helps. . .

[clc]

Looks like there will be some interesting court cases testing the conflict between navigation vs privacy/personal protection rights. The federal government states that in non-congested areas, the area above 500 feet is navigable airspace. If someone shot down a surveillance (camera enabled) drone flying over their property, at less than 250 feet altitude, trespassing and personal protection (anti-stalking, unauthorized surveillance, privacy) rights could be in conflict with a drone owner's navigation rights.

At trial, it seems fairly likely that a jury would side with a property owner's privacy concerns over the rights of a drone owner to fly over anyone's property, with a camera, and without the property owner's permission.

[gradysanders]

I own a drone, but if someone flies over my ranch and appears to be spying on me, he will loose his drone. Period

[arthurgay]

I live in a remote area off grid. Not too long ago I was a victim of an attempted abduction for the purpose of extortion. I was lured away by someone I knew to someone's home under false pretense. They thought that I would be intimidated by their threats and that I would do whatever they wanted, they badly underestimated what I would do. I won't go into detail but I had no problem getting out of that situation and 3 people had to go to the ER that night with serious injuries and I was not one of them. Not long before that happened, I had a drone, fully camo in color, flying around my yard. If I ever see another one. It will be shot down. I will not be calling the police.I don't go to the bathroom without my shotgun. If I'm watching TV and I go to the fridge for a cold drink, my shotgun comes with me. If I am home my gun is loaded within 5 feet from me. If you don't like the what some people think of drones, I suggest that you stay away from private property in remote areas !!!