Is it legal to shoot a drone?

[Jason K]

I'm glad none of you are in my neighborhood since I do test flights in my back yard often

< Professional UAS operator.

So....you must have a hot neighbor, right?

[MadMonkey]

I'm glad none of you are in my neighborhood since I do test flights in my back yard often

< Professional UAS operator.

So....you must have a hot neighbor, right?

I do on both sides, actually. I prefer using my own eyes to look though

[Captain Matt]

You hit the drone - it crashes into your yard (or the alley) and you retrieve it. While inspecting it you notice the company name on it and call it. They say they'd like their drone back. In fact, they're sending someone out right now to re-posses their property. And the front door bell rings. And you open it to find a mean looking deputy sheriff, along side a guy in a flight suit.

I don't feel a lot of sympathy for somebody who calls the company. I think a variation of S-S-S is much wiser.

[bmwrdr]

There are actually real issues with drones and we may hear about more in the future. Privately owned drones are one of Amazon's to sellers. Fully equipped with camera, android remote control apps are available and apperantly the transmitter uses WIFI technology.

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[MadMonkey]

There are actually real issues with drones and we may hear about more in the future. Privately owned drones are one of Amazon's to sellers. Fully equipped with camera, android remote control apps are available and apperantly the transmitter uses WIFI technology.

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/03/01/my ... leah-home/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

RC aircraft with wireless cameras on them have been around for decades, they're just more popular now.

[BigGuy]

Prurient interest aside, I’ve been thinking how much fun it would be to do a virtual Superman flight using a drone. It wouldn’t have to be a quadcopter. In fact, a more conventional plane shape might do better. You mount binocular cameras on the front that feed 3D goggles. Rather than the standard controller, you lay face down in a cradle with hands stretched out in front of you. Arch your body right or left to bank. Arch up and down to climb and descend. Point your toes to increase throttle. If money isn’t an object, articulate the table to replicate the actual attitude of the RC craft. Get a fan to blow air over you, proportional to the RC craft’s air speed.
Might be an expensive setup as a consumer device, but I’m thinking you could set it up in a commercial setting and charge for “rides.”

You could even fly over a gun range a try to dodge bullets. ( Now it's on topic. )

[bmwrdr]

There are actually real issues with drones and we may hear about more in the future. Privately owned drones are one of Amazon's to sellers. Fully equipped with camera, android remote control apps are available and apperantly the transmitter uses WIFI technology.

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/03/01/my ... leah-home/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

RC aircraft with wireless cameras on them have been around for decades, they're just more popular now.

True but the fact there is a WiFi transmitter is relatively new. There are a million ways to hack it and the tools to do that are widely available and for free. In other terms, if you see a drone in the sky you may want to be aware of the hacking factor.
Make sure you have at least WPA2 and a strong password on your WiFi access point enabled. Hiding the SSID and setting up MAC filtering is perhaps a good idea too.

Hacking instructions are here in case you are interested how it works.
http://www.nodecopter.com/hack" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[jimlongley]

Prurient interest aside, I’ve been thinking how much fun it would be to do a virtual Superman flight using a drone. It wouldn’t have to be a quadcopter. In fact, a more conventional plane shape might do better. You mount binocular cameras on the front that feed 3D goggles. Rather than the standard controller, you lay face down in a cradle with hands stretched out in front of you. Arch your body right or left to bank. Arch up and down to climb and descend. Point your toes to increase throttle. If money isn’t an object, articulate the table to replicate the actual attitude of the RC craft. Get a fan to blow air over you, proportional to the RC craft’s air speed.
Might be an expensive setup as a consumer device, but I’m thinking you could set it up in a commercial setting and charge for “rides.”

You could even fly over a gun range a try to dodge bullets. ( Now it's on topic. )

FPV (First Person View) Quadrotor racing is quite popular. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H19z1X3V4UQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[MadMonkey]

There are actually real issues with drones and we may hear about more in the future. Privately owned drones are one of Amazon's to sellers. Fully equipped with camera, android remote control apps are available and apperantly the transmitter uses WIFI technology.

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/03/01/my ... leah-home/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

RC aircraft with wireless cameras on them have been around for decades, they're just more popular now.

True but the fact there is a WiFi transmitter is relatively new. There are a million ways to hack it and the tools to do that are widely available and for free. In other terms, if you see a drone in the sky you may want to be aware of the hacking factor.
Make sure you have at least WPA2 and a strong password on your WiFi access point enabled. Hiding the SSID and setting up MAC filtering is perhaps a good idea too.

Hacking instructions are here in case you are interested how it works.
http://www.nodecopter.com/hack" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Worrying about a UAV hacking you is more fearmongering than anything... there are far easier ways to get into your network that don't involve flying a multirotor over your house