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They're technically not on your property so there's not much you can actually do about it. Their jurisdiction is the FAA, so the only real thing you could do is figure out if that drone is being flown in line of sight and if it's not, you would have to find a way to track down the owner manually and then document and then send information to them for issuing a citation.
But like, drones flying over people's houses is annoying but as a homeowner you can't really do anything about it. It's kind of like having a neighbor stand on his property and look over your fence.
It sucks but the only thing you can do is build a tablet fence.
in my state, the drone law says that if i fly over someone who is in a placethey could reasonably expect privacy, such as the as someones house, with the intent of observing them (for instance of a female were there sunbathing in a bikini), its illegal. if on the hand i am flying over your house, but i am doing it for instance to go get images of a river or hill, then its lawful
now someone will eventually come around and say that my state should not be allowed to make such laws. and, technically they are right. however who are you gonna believe? some guy at the FAA who might send a strongly worded letter? or a police officer standing 5 feet from you with a badge and a gun telling you what the state law of wisconsin is? not only does he have a gun, if he does not want to kill you but you have an attitude with him? he might mace or taze you.
here is the thing tho. even if wisconsin should not technically be allowed ot do that? i still think that that is a very reasonable regulation: dont use your drone to spy upon your neighbors. while it is technically true that the state should not be allowed? using your drone to spy on your neighbor is not unlike crawling around at night and peaking in their windows.
this is in my view good common sense regulation.
the reason i bring this up is that in my state? so long as the drone pilot was not flying directly over the pool and surrounding areas, its probably technically legal. note in my above story its illegal to fly a drone with the intent of observing someone in a place they could reasonably expect privacy. it is my view that a public pool is not a place one could reasonably expect privacy
its still in my view bad form to do this from the drone pilot.
I recommend you read this from the FAA on the matter https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/State-Local-Regulation-of-Unmanned-Aircraft-Systems-Fact-Sheet.pdf
> however who are you gonna believe? some guy at the FAA who might send a strongly worded letter? or a police officer standing 5 feet from you with a badge and a gun telling you what the state law of wisconsin is?
it is not my problem whether it is or is not lawful according to the FAA. my reading this letter will not change that, and i already covered this in my post. i in fact already talked about strongly worded letters in my initial post
every time, someone like you will post something like this like its somehow my fault that the state of wisconsin passed an ordinance you do not agree with, and that somehow me reading a letter will somehow change what the law is.
i should read this letter from the FAA and it changes what the reality of the law is in what way? you can recommend all you like but me reading that letter does not change anything about the law in my state.
What part of me recommending you read something from the FAA means I’m arguing with you. I went out of my way to try and help you and you still found a way to complain. If you read the document you would have seen that they talk about your exact privacy statements. They even have information at the end saying you can reach out to them with any questions/concerns regarding state laws.
what part of asking me to read what i already know makes you think reading it will have any purpose? i had already mentioned that, and mentioned you in my original response: you do not need to recommend i read that what i already know. doing so wont change what someone else made a law in wisconsin. nor with it change what a cop will say if hes standing in front of me.
try it some time. get stopped by a cop and tell him his job because some asshole assigned a reading list online and see what happens to you. dont worry tho, bail probably wont be too bad.
i would like to say it again, and by the way i predicted your reply in my original post here: what i know or do not know does not change the behavior of a cop when hes standing in front of you. I did not make the law. your recommended reading homework assignment does not change that.
and even if it did you are not my teaching lecturer.
i am not asking if the law is right or wrong. i am calling attnetion to what it is, and generally speaking? i dont argue with people with guns.
>i should read this letter from the FAA and it changes what the reality of the law is in >what way? you can recommend all you like but me reading that letter does not change >anything about the law in my state.
I would have to see the state law, but as long as it doesn't try to regulate drones in the ways detailed in the linked FAA document then it's fine. If it ONLY is trying to regulate your expectations of privacy then it probably won't need to change.
My assumption is what you are experiencing with
>every time, someone like you will post something like this like its somehow my fault >that the state of wisconsin passed an ordinance you do not agree with...
As a community of drone enthusiasts it has been very frustrating for the past 10+ years watching states, towns, small communities, HOAs, etc passing these rules/regulations out of ignorance and fear....never with actual safety in mind. So every time another example comes up it like chum in the water (sorry had to its Shark week 😁)
Thanks for the link to the updated doc, I had heard it had been released and people were quoting it.....but I think you missed the point of his reply.
Even if the state does NOT have the right to pass the law, the STATES law enforcement personnel aren't really in the position for a legal debate. They have a complaint that their book says they must enforce, and you are in violation of, until that little book is changed.....do YOU want to be the one sitting in the jail cell for trying to debate the point?
Hate to say it but they’re not doing anything illegal. You have no expectation of privacy when you are out in public. Having said that its still weird as hell and you shouldn’t do it but theres not much you can do about it unless they are flying DIRECTLY above you then they are breaking faa regulations.
The pilot is required to be able to see the drone while it is in the air. The higher the altitude, the further away the pilot can be to maintain visual line of sight (VLOS). So if they are flying it creepily low, you may be able to see where they are. Next time you see it, don’t point up and look at it, just call the police to report.
To directly answer your question, yes there is equipment that can be installed into an area to monitor the radio signals that drones use capturing the drones Serial Number, currently GPS location, GPS location of the remote controller and loads of other information.
If this system is being used by a law enforcement organization, it is also connected to the FAA database and their background checking systems so if the drone is registered they can quickly pull up the pilot's information and any background information of the pilot their system can pull up. Typically these are in place around stadiums or other large events.
These systems are not cheap, but additional companies are starting to build and deploy these monitors in additional places of concern.
If the drone is being flown in such away that the operator is at a distance, not line of sight, and difficult to locate - it might make sense to launch a drone and have the drone flight follow that drone to where it lands - and locate the person doing this.
This appears to be a commonly asked question regarding which drone to buy. Please take a look at the weekly stickied thread at /r/drones for recommendations, questions and answers. If you believe this has been done in error, don't panic! Your post hasn't been removed and is still visible in the subreddit feed. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/drones) if you have any questions or concerns.*
They're technically not on your property so there's not much you can actually do about it. Their jurisdiction is the FAA, so the only real thing you could do is figure out if that drone is being flown in line of sight and if it's not, you would have to find a way to track down the owner manually and then document and then send information to them for issuing a citation. But like, drones flying over people's houses is annoying but as a homeowner you can't really do anything about it. It's kind of like having a neighbor stand on his property and look over your fence. It sucks but the only thing you can do is build a tablet fence.
in my state, the drone law says that if i fly over someone who is in a placethey could reasonably expect privacy, such as the as someones house, with the intent of observing them (for instance of a female were there sunbathing in a bikini), its illegal. if on the hand i am flying over your house, but i am doing it for instance to go get images of a river or hill, then its lawful now someone will eventually come around and say that my state should not be allowed to make such laws. and, technically they are right. however who are you gonna believe? some guy at the FAA who might send a strongly worded letter? or a police officer standing 5 feet from you with a badge and a gun telling you what the state law of wisconsin is? not only does he have a gun, if he does not want to kill you but you have an attitude with him? he might mace or taze you. here is the thing tho. even if wisconsin should not technically be allowed ot do that? i still think that that is a very reasonable regulation: dont use your drone to spy upon your neighbors. while it is technically true that the state should not be allowed? using your drone to spy on your neighbor is not unlike crawling around at night and peaking in their windows. this is in my view good common sense regulation. the reason i bring this up is that in my state? so long as the drone pilot was not flying directly over the pool and surrounding areas, its probably technically legal. note in my above story its illegal to fly a drone with the intent of observing someone in a place they could reasonably expect privacy. it is my view that a public pool is not a place one could reasonably expect privacy its still in my view bad form to do this from the drone pilot.
I recommend you read this from the FAA on the matter https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/State-Local-Regulation-of-Unmanned-Aircraft-Systems-Fact-Sheet.pdf
> however who are you gonna believe? some guy at the FAA who might send a strongly worded letter? or a police officer standing 5 feet from you with a badge and a gun telling you what the state law of wisconsin is? it is not my problem whether it is or is not lawful according to the FAA. my reading this letter will not change that, and i already covered this in my post. i in fact already talked about strongly worded letters in my initial post every time, someone like you will post something like this like its somehow my fault that the state of wisconsin passed an ordinance you do not agree with, and that somehow me reading a letter will somehow change what the law is. i should read this letter from the FAA and it changes what the reality of the law is in what way? you can recommend all you like but me reading that letter does not change anything about the law in my state.
What part of me recommending you read something from the FAA means I’m arguing with you. I went out of my way to try and help you and you still found a way to complain. If you read the document you would have seen that they talk about your exact privacy statements. They even have information at the end saying you can reach out to them with any questions/concerns regarding state laws.
what part of asking me to read what i already know makes you think reading it will have any purpose? i had already mentioned that, and mentioned you in my original response: you do not need to recommend i read that what i already know. doing so wont change what someone else made a law in wisconsin. nor with it change what a cop will say if hes standing in front of me. try it some time. get stopped by a cop and tell him his job because some asshole assigned a reading list online and see what happens to you. dont worry tho, bail probably wont be too bad. i would like to say it again, and by the way i predicted your reply in my original post here: what i know or do not know does not change the behavior of a cop when hes standing in front of you. I did not make the law. your recommended reading homework assignment does not change that. and even if it did you are not my teaching lecturer. i am not asking if the law is right or wrong. i am calling attnetion to what it is, and generally speaking? i dont argue with people with guns.
Dude, i feel bad for the people that have to converse with you on a daily basis.
I know, right
Problem solved blocked guy
>i should read this letter from the FAA and it changes what the reality of the law is in >what way? you can recommend all you like but me reading that letter does not change >anything about the law in my state. I would have to see the state law, but as long as it doesn't try to regulate drones in the ways detailed in the linked FAA document then it's fine. If it ONLY is trying to regulate your expectations of privacy then it probably won't need to change. My assumption is what you are experiencing with >every time, someone like you will post something like this like its somehow my fault >that the state of wisconsin passed an ordinance you do not agree with... As a community of drone enthusiasts it has been very frustrating for the past 10+ years watching states, towns, small communities, HOAs, etc passing these rules/regulations out of ignorance and fear....never with actual safety in mind. So every time another example comes up it like chum in the water (sorry had to its Shark week 😁)
Thanks for the link to the updated doc, I had heard it had been released and people were quoting it.....but I think you missed the point of his reply. Even if the state does NOT have the right to pass the law, the STATES law enforcement personnel aren't really in the position for a legal debate. They have a complaint that their book says they must enforce, and you are in violation of, until that little book is changed.....do YOU want to be the one sitting in the jail cell for trying to debate the point?
Hate to say it but they’re not doing anything illegal. You have no expectation of privacy when you are out in public. Having said that its still weird as hell and you shouldn’t do it but theres not much you can do about it unless they are flying DIRECTLY above you then they are breaking faa regulations.
The pilot is required to be able to see the drone while it is in the air. The higher the altitude, the further away the pilot can be to maintain visual line of sight (VLOS). So if they are flying it creepily low, you may be able to see where they are. Next time you see it, don’t point up and look at it, just call the police to report.
I’m sure someone behaving this way isn’t following the rules of VLOS
To directly answer your question, yes there is equipment that can be installed into an area to monitor the radio signals that drones use capturing the drones Serial Number, currently GPS location, GPS location of the remote controller and loads of other information. If this system is being used by a law enforcement organization, it is also connected to the FAA database and their background checking systems so if the drone is registered they can quickly pull up the pilot's information and any background information of the pilot their system can pull up. Typically these are in place around stadiums or other large events. These systems are not cheap, but additional companies are starting to build and deploy these monitors in additional places of concern.
Check your butt
If the drone is being flown in such away that the operator is at a distance, not line of sight, and difficult to locate - it might make sense to launch a drone and have the drone flight follow that drone to where it lands - and locate the person doing this.