Recent content by Chip

Here is part of the problem. You cannot always MacGyver your way through these situations by using a motorola cell phone and a pitchfork as a tripod. You have to get better equipment that is kept steady and focused when trying to get proof of something like this. It is possible maybe even...

which one, the red or the blue?

Lasers may be better source of power. https://newatlas.com/drones/laser-charged-chinese-drone/ A large photoelectric converter on the bottom of the drone harvests energy from the laser much like a photovoltaic panel, allowing the drone to stay in the air indefinitely. Northwestern...

You are located about 40 miles as the drone flies from Ft. Bragg, the largest U.S. Army base by population and one of the largest military installations in the world. The base is home to the XVIII Airborne Corps and serves as the headquarters for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. It also...

Can you get a video of the drones launching? It looks like the place is open from the road. I have no idea what is going on. But like I said before, you get proof of launch and its over. Getting back to basics, do you know the history of this property? Do you know the guy who bought it 2018? It...

This free desktop software allows anyone to reconstruct what the night sky looks like now or looked like in the past from any location: Stellarium

There has been lots of miscommunication or misunderstanding on some key points. The NC statute that has been cited is a civil not a criminal statute. It is intended to give people the right to sue drone operators who fly over their property conducting surveillance without consent. It exists...

Its a new law. I am not so sure anyone has been sued over it yet. Even if there were cases they would be very hard to find unless they were appealed. The NC law is similar to laws in several other states. Fatback said he wished he could bring "heat" down on the persons responsible. I said he...

Yes, the question is what does "surveillance" mean? So, a suit is filed and the defendant must either deny any drone ever took off from their property, or ever flew over plaintiff's property, or admit that drones have been flying but deny they were conducting surveillance. That immediately opens...

hank, with all due respect, I can assure you that flying a drone over a person's private property in NC without permission can trigger criminal and civil liability. If it bothers someone, they have rights and can take action. Whether it starts with checking property ownership and then knocking...

It sounds just like it reads to me. Remember the thread started with fatback posting a flight log and asking for help interpreting it. You normally enjoy interpreting flight logs and have helped many people figure theirs out. But you would not help fatback on this one. I asked you if a jammer...

Good evening, I was wondering what was going on. Do you have the address of the property where you have seen the drones take off from? You live in a very small town, do you know the property owner? If not, do you know how to confirm property ownership online? If not, send me the address in a...

This is why IMHO whether the drone sends data back to China is not the real issue. DJI has excellent legal counsel. It will be interesting to see what they do in the case given the judge's analysis in Hesai.