Drone over our property

[Kiwi Pete]

The issue hereis that the police have an intense dislike of privately owned guns. The law backs them up on this .
They would far sooner take the easy route and gain brownie points confiscating guns than do the dirty work of catching criminals, eh @Dry Rot

Police are prejudiced against firearm ownership everywhere in the world, projectiles being sent your way would tend to have that effect?
We (basically anyone in town, including "Muzz fuzz" are sick of these pri cks in our village, so the odds are with logic - just shoot the fecking drones and they can sook about it)

 

[Phil P]

I am with you all the way on this one, I too have complete sympathy with anyone who suspects a drone is casing a joint, as they say. However it is quite legal in the UK to fly a drone within certain limits nearly anywhere, if you have the correct licence. Even in some else's grainstore or workshop and itis up to the owner of said property to prove you were there maliciously .
There is no criminal law of trespass for privately owned property, only a few military , nuclear and other publicly owned establishments have such protection.
However if you suspect, however slight that they are spying on you or better still your children then the courts would take a dim view of the operator.

As I posted earlier it’s an offence -

“fly within 50 metres of people and/or property that are not under the direct control of the drone user”

If it’s in a building best job is shut the door and wait for the battery to go flat, got yourself a cheap drone then

 

[Exfarmer]

As I posted earlier it’s an offence -

“fly within 50 metres of people and/or property that are not under the direct control of the drone user”

If it’s in a building best job is shut the door and wait for the battery to go flat, got yourself a cheap drone then

I think the rules are different if you have the full fat professional licence

 

[Phil P]

I think the rules are different if you have the full fat professional licence

The rules are slightly different yes, but someone who’s willing to pay thousands for the full license/test isn’t going to be your average peeping Tom!
Most of the restrictions will still apply though but you can use a drone commercially, you’d still need the permissions to fly over private property etc. You can also fly at events and over people but again you still have to get the correct permits etc.

 

[serf]

And the other point is how many burglars are likely to file a police report

They woul prob have human rights lawyers queuing up to defend them !!!

 

[egbert]

12 bore and balaclava then.

er....what's wrong with this picture?
(I'm all for it meself though)

 

[Swarfmonkey]

Makes me wonder how much of a market there is for kit like this:

 

[DENNING]

You could try going to the CAA about it but I doubt you’d have much luck as they have an enforcement agreement with the police. They are primarily concerned about safety issues rather than privacy/trespass ones, so will likely just point you back to the police.

 

[betweenthelines]

If it’s under 250g it’s a different category again .

You would have to shoot it down so you could weigh it to see which rules apply!

 

[Classichay]

There’s too much red tape with these things. Issue is you walk the fine line of trouble and self protection. We can’t stop a burglary because it’s putting the people at risk in their work place. Or if they fall as a result and land on something like a bale tine or fork your in for the long jump.

 

[milkloss]

Put up a false dunny in the yard…… couple of bits of ply wood and a bucket. Say they were spying/perving on the kids using said facilities.

regarding those saying it would be akin to shooting at an easyJet plane…… what is the lowest altitude a commercial plane is allowed to fly without special permission? I would think this should be well over shotgun range anyhow.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

I’d say rifle from a very good hide they have no chance seeing it on camera

I think if you can hit a flying drone with a rifle, you should have been in Tokyo representing the UK in the skeet competiton!

 

[Farmer_Joe]

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They look perfect

 

[2wheels]

I think if you can hit a flying drone with a rifle, you should have been in Tokyo representing the UK in the skeet competiton!

used to hit running rabbits with a .22. mind you i were a lad then.

 

[Kidds]

used to hit running rabbits with a .22. mind you i were a lad then.

I've done it at 200 yards but don't think it's a good idea shooting upwards.

 

[cb387]

If it’s under 250g then there seems to little restrictions on them anymore:
• Fly with no minimum horizontal distance from uninvolved people (NOT crowds)
• Fly with no minimum horizontal distance from built-up areas

seems madness to me

 

[Old Boar]

This is the drone that regularly flies over, and films, me and my place.

10.9 metre wingspan, weighs 485kg... and sounds like a demented lawn mower with a constantly changing pitch. I am not going to shoot it down because it would make a rather large hole...

That is it over Aberporth. No, I am not skinny dipping, so there is no point in zooming in.

 

[Classichay]

This is the drone that regularly flies over, and films, me and my place.

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10.9 metre wingspan, weighs 485kg... and sounds like a demented lawn mower with a constantly changing pitch. I am not going to shoot it down because it would make a rather large hole...

That is it over Aberporth. No, I am not skinny dipping, so there is no point in zooming in.

Think if you ever pointed a pair of binoculars at it it would see you, they’re covered in cameras partners cousin flies them for the RAF they have lense glare detection on the cameras and they are covered with them, not to mention they’re usually armed to the teeth so your 12 bore might loose against a hellfire missile

 

[devonbeef]

Bad idea, my drone records to my phone or tablet, as well as to the micro sd card in the drone itself. So footage will be available to the operator as well as flight details such as location.

what footage would you have if fired from out of sight.would the drone not just blow to pieces, nothing could be proved

 

[Exfarmer]

what footage would you have if fired from out of sight.would the drone not just blow to pieces, nothing could be proved

Several of us have been trying to point out the illegality of such a thing, it is not that we do not sympathise and would probably do the same ourselves. However as drone operators, we also know that the chances of shooting one down is remote due to their speed combined with distance, further complicated by the fact that you are unlikely to be equipped with a gun just at the point the drone comes with in range.