Cowboycontracting
Member
Last 3 nights I’ve spotted a drone flying/hovering over our yard at about 6pm. (In darkness) only for a minute or so then its gone has anyone else ever witnessed this? Seems very suspicious!
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Night time Drones
- Thread starter Cowboycontracting
- Start date
- Location
- Essex/Herts Border
Do you have neighbours close by? If you do it might be nothing more than a kid trying out there birthday present after school. However if you don't and the fact its in the dark at 6pm makes it sound very suspicious. If you do have neighbours perhaps a quick chat with some of them might shed some light on the matter.
- Location
- Lincs / Cambs border
I am sure I’m correct in saying it is illegal to fly a drone in the dark or at night .
renewablejohn
Member
- Location
- lancs
Had them around here. New tool for our mobile friends with spate of thefts shortly afterwards including JD tractors. Be very wary.
- Location
- Linconshire
After dark fly a few Helikites. They'll make good barage balloons and then retrieve drone next morning.
- Location
- Huntingdon, UK
I don’t believe there’s any regulations about night use, but you must keep a visual on the drone at all times.
There is a framework there under Air aviation law, Ill see if I can fish it out. I don't think your allowed to fly it over other peoples property. Night time or dark is very suspicious.
I think for this reason, farmers should be allowed to report the incident and then on next occurance 'take it out of the sky'.
I think for this reason, farmers should be allowed to report the incident and then on next occurance 'take it out of the sky'.
- Location
- Lincs / Cambs border
I have looked online and I think you are correct, but I have read somewhere that it is or was illegal.
These are the "rules" for the barsteward things.
Not that any fudger reads them least of all tea leaf`s.
Stick them on the general licence.
Not that any fudger reads them least of all tea leaf`s.
Stick them on the general licence.
- Location
- South Wales UK
Only law abiding persons abide with laws.
TonyMartinwasright
Member
Not supposed to flying them over people's property without the landowners permission according to the "drone code". If they are ignoring that then I dare say they don't have a professional operator's licence or have passed the test that came in last year and is now a legal requirement. It might be the police operating it though if there have been problems with hare coarsers. Operator could be several miles away so if it were to encounter some stray lead shot it would be hard to prove anything.
Gordy1
Member
- Location
- Essex/suffolk border
Be careful shooting one down....
If they have a camera on it & it’s recording they will still be able to view the film up to it being splattered?
TonyMartinwasright
Member
The memory card is in the drone usually, they have a live viewing screen but can't record remotely. Fire away....
- Location
- North Devon
You can live stream to the net from a drone so very easy to have remote recording.
Gordy1
Member
- Location
- Essex/suffolk border
We had a company videoing with a drone for the aerial shots for a property we were selling & because it was showing a neighbours property they went & informed them, I believe it was a privacy obligation.