Recent content by skidrose

Of course. I gotta stop being sarcastic I guess. They are charging me with an offense that occurred on 7/14. On 7/14 my logs indicate that I did not even fly the drone that they seized from me (air 2s) on 9/3 only my mini 2 and mini 3 pro. None of those flights were near any structures. The only...

The 2 drones that I flew on 7/14/23 were the DJI Mini 2 and Mini 3 Pro. I registered both of these drones with the FAA even though it is not required because both are under 250 mg's in weight. They are considered toys. I am being charged with conducting surveillance with a toy. The disorderly...

Update ...I haven't officially been served yet but I used an app called PaeDocket and looked up my name today. The charges were filed on 12/14 and they are 4 counts of 'unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft - conduct surveillance' and 1 count of 'disorderly conduct/physi off'. Fingerprints have...

Update .... I received a call from Trooper Lewis today and he told me that he will be filing 'unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft' and 'disorderly conduct 'charges against me. The disorderly conduct charge especially blows my mind. I asked him why and he said that it was because 2 other...

Believe me I'd like to hire a lawyer now and fight this but the fact is I'm retired and on a fixed income. Since I can replace this drone for around $750, (for the drone only), would it really benefit me to pay a lawyer now when their fees are gonna be much higher than that? If in fact they do...

Update. Another incident occurred on September 3 and the PA State police now have my Air 2S. I was filming a hyper lapse video of the sunset when I received a critical battery error (my own stupidity) and the drone made an emergency landing about 400 meters from home. I could see that it had...

Sounds very similar to my situation. Since I posted the original thread I actually had another guy pull into my driveway, when I was outside flying, and tell me not to fly over his house. I informed him that I fly legally and when he started escalating I politely ask him to leave my property and...

Sorry I thought I was being obviously sarcastic when I said that but I guess I should be more 'matter of fact' and speak clearly.

I was being sarcastic ... geez

Thanks everyone for the excellent advise. Both officers were very cordial which probably kept me from getting arrogant with them however what a waste of their manpower and taxpayers dollars it is. It won't deter me from flying at home and if I do receive a 3rd visit I'll be the one phoning 911.

Greetings from NW Pennsylvania. I've been a recreational flyer for about 5 years now and own several drones. We live in a rural area and I fly mostly out of my backyard. In the past 2 weeks I have been visited by the PA State Police twice concerning my drones. It seems I have been hovering at...