If that were true, then, unless a drone operator owned a substantial acreage or lived in close proximity to the vast public domain, he or she might as well hang it up. I'd wager that most of us who launch from home routinely fly over our...
That's not correct. Defendants are entitled to a presumption of innocence.
In this instance, the burden wouldn't be on the drone pilot to defend his conduct. Rather, the burden would be on the plaintiff to prove that the intent of the drone...
Yep, here's the applicable section of NC law:
15A-300.1 Restrictions on use of UAS
General Prohibitions. – No person, entity, or State agency shall use an unmanned aircraft system to do any of the following:
Conduct surveillance of:
A person...
Absent overt intrusions or violations such as using a drone to peer into someone's windows or to harass livestock or wildlife, I doubt that the FAA cares whether someone flies a drone over another person's property. Further, neither the State of...
First to weaponize drones will be Walmart and Amazon, each perfecting the accidental jettisoning of parcels from aloft onto lawns, roofs, automobiles, flower gardens, swimming pools, tree-tops, ourselves, and anything else that happens to be...