For sure, there is no way to know if someone is shooting at you while normally looking at the screen.
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Agreed. Have to look closely. Very little muzzle flash.
It was clearly obvious that he was aiming at the drone. That just might have been a good indication that it was time to move the drone rather than hover over his house and watch.
(To be clear, I am in absolutely no way justifying or excusing the idiot shooting at the drone. I hope the OP will keep us updated on the response from the FBI and FAA.)
The YouTube you provided covers the interval [605, 635] secs. I wasn't able to see any indication that the Air 2S was hit by a bullet during that interval.
But, at around 671 secs the right front motor was being commanded much higher indicating motor/prop had lost some propulsion. Was it the right front prop that was damaged? The Air 2S had rotated and was facing east at this time so recorded video won't show if the individual was shooting at the Air 2S.
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Although I have a CCP I don't own a firearm yet. I'm no expert on firearms but would it be even prudent to engage in a confrontation with an armed person, especially someone who's apparently discharged twenty rounds.
My mistake. I should have said it's the left front. In this chart the left front is the green plot.
The right front (red) also increases some to compensate for the decreased left front propulsion.
Also, the Z axis gyro shows high frequency yawing back and forth starting at 670 secs.
With a decrease in mass the right front prop will have less angular momentum that the Air 2S is having some difficulty compensating for.
It was a rough landing on autoreturn. Drone came in listing on the port side slid in sideways. Worst landing I've seen, Also missed the home takeoff spot by a few feet.
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Yes, I was also thinking city vs rural. But, I was curious if you were going to commend FLA guy for being honest and taking full accountability or scold him for waiving his right to remain silent? "What am I going to do, lie to the police?" You know that seems like something an honest man would say. My recollection is he was a fireman in New York for many years and then retired in Florida.
Here is a rural VA drone shooting case. I think the sheriff deputy reaction to the OP in this case was just bizarre unless it is very rural and lax shooting laws.
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This is a very unsettling situation. Hovering above a residence is something I almost never do. In fact, given the rural nature of most places I fly, I almost never fly directly over any building not part of my mission. Nobody on the ground even knows I'm in the area as a rule, which is exactly my intention. I would be curious to know more about the flight path as it related to the residence depicted in your video excerpt. If you heard gunshots, it must have been fairly close, yes? I'm thinking the pistol was a .22lr based on the minimal muzzle flash and recoil.
As for firearms, I'm a long-time firearms instructor, range safety officer, gunsmith, and competitor. I am a kind and compassionate person and the last thing I would ever want to do is hurt or intimidate anyone. Sadly, I've also witnessed terrible violence in my lifetime and I simply will not be a victim, nor will I allow harm to come to an innocent. But...with great power comes great responsibility and I tell students that they risk everything by merely displaying or even mentioning the fact they are armed, let alone actually drawing a weapon...or firing it. One small mistake can change your life forever.
So while I support the right to armed self-defense, I would urge anyone considering it to take responsibility by first determining whether you honestly have the physical strength, the mental acuity, the maturity, and the self-discipline to train for and maintain the skills associated with the use of deadly force. I've refused students that I felt did not meet these requirements.
For the record, I am armed at all times. I am not fearful, nor am I quick to anger. I am however prepared for the unthinkable but with the fervent hope it never happens.
As for firearms, I'm a long-time firearms instructor, range safety officer, gunsmith, and competitor. I am a kind and compassionate person and the last thing I would ever want to do is hurt or intimidate anyone. Sadly, I've also witnessed terrible violence in my lifetime and I simply will not be a victim, nor will I allow harm to come to an innocent. But...with great power comes great responsibility and I tell students that they risk everything by merely displaying or even mentioning the fact they are armed, let alone actually drawing a weapon...or firing it. One small mistake can change your life forever.
So while I support the right to armed self-defense, I would urge anyone considering it to take responsibility by first determining whether you honestly have the physical strength, the mental acuity, the maturity, and the self-discipline to train for and maintain the skills associated with the use of deadly force. I've refused students that I felt did not meet these requirements.
For the record, I am armed at all times. I am not fearful, nor am I quick to anger. I am however prepared for the unthinkable but with the fervent hope it never happens.
In VA, it should be noted that local deputies took action against the shooter, likely because the drone operator was engaged in some type of commercial activity, not just a recreational drone flyer out flying around for fun as a hobby; "spying" on people.. Another factor to deal with. It should be noted that once again, it appears federal government is not interested in the VA case so can't wait to see how they respond in this most recent incident. Look at the comments in the YT video; check out the comments on the FB page....it's not pretty:
The FL man is an idiot. I've seen his confession to the officer on the scene. In any of these cases, if you confess before you consult with a lawyer, that's just not a good idea. From what I remember, he got a slap on the wrist so anyway you slice it whether there are state charges or federal charges, if a firearm shooting is involved or it's criminal damage or criminal behavior....as long as a drone is the "victim" you'll never get *any* amount of meaningful justice because the system is "unserious." My opinion.
It was a lucky shot by the shooter. Perhaps drone sized napalm bombs are in order, self defense
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!It was a lucky shot by the shooter. Perhaps drone sized napalm bombs are in order, self defense
The FL shooter confessed. It's all on video....I believe he plead guilty; probably a deal.
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 of the property from the air using visual landmarks.
We wanted to know how far away the shooting range was from the neighbor's house, if in fact there was an actual range, or if they were just shooting willy-nilly. The law requires that firearms be discharged no closer than 150 yards from a dwelling. I changed the flight plan to try to determine where the shooting took place, only after we heard a dozen or so shots. My guess is the weapon was a 9mm, judging from the sound.
As it turns out, the owner of the house cares nothing for the law and takes no responsibility for his reckless actions proven in the video, where he not only fired on a US-registered aircraft but also has no regard for where those bullets landed downrange. There are houses scattered around, so there's no telling who could have been struck by this reckless behavior.
There was a story in the local paper the day after Christmas about a man who bought himself a pistol for the holiday.
He set up some beer cans and started shooting with his new toy, killing his next-door neighbor with a stray shot to the neck, who was celebrating the holiday with his family. People can be really stupid.
No, and since the drone does not capture any audio, there's no easy way to sync the sound to the video.
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