Recent content by Tristar500

Really not worth it for a $5 propeller. I replaced it, and all seems well after a test flight. Had the drone been destroyed, I'd definitely go after them in court. Best to wait and see what the FAA and the FBI decide to do.

Sadly, it takes somebody getting seriously injured or killed before action is taken.

I found this on the homeowner's Instagram page, Maybe now some of you will understand my concerns when these types of weapons are being discharged in close proximity to a dwelling by people with questionable judgment.

Actually, I'm really not that mad or angry about having the drone take fire. I retrieved it and replaced the propeller. What really bothers me is the reckless actions this person took to both shoot at an aircraft and the fact that he had no regard for any harm those bullets could do down range...

Part of the flight was to determine the GPS coordinates so we could determine if this "firing range" was outside the legal distance from my neighbors (and mine) dwellings. I suspect I will hear something back on Monday.

Down there? I live in a city of over half a million people. I'm from NY. I moved here 35 years ago, and yes, there are rednecks. Many of them land in jail for doing stupid stuff. "nuff said.

I suspect I will hear from the FAA/FBI early in the week. I'll keep you all posted.

Yes, I live in a town West of Raleigh with a population of 558,816 (2024) When is it legal to shoot down a drone that's flying over your house? (from Google) It is never legal for a private citizen to shoot down a drone flying over their house in the United States. Drones are classified as...

I was able to find an editing program that allowed better resolution. I count at least 6 shots from watching the recoil.

If this is true, I may be in violation; however, I'm not the one who opened fire on a US-registered aircraft and sent live rounds into the surrounding neighborhoods. I'm looking forward to speaking with the FAA and whatever government agencies are relevant to this incident.

Exactly, that's why I said I'd never actually do that.

Great work analyzing the data!. It would have taken me days to get all that figured out. Thank you!

No, and since the drone does not capture any audio, there's no easy way to sync the sound to the video.

The flight started out like a typical part 107 mapping flight to determine GPS coordinates where the boundary of my neighbor's property meets the property with the shooter's house. It's marshy wetlands back there, so rather than walk through the muck, we did it a better way and found the corner...

I would not do this but it would be a real hoot to attach a dummy mortar fashioned after the ones the Ukrainians have been strapping to small DJI drones. I've seen those things take out tanks!