Man acquitted for shooting down annoying drone. (Good)

On 2017-03-24 23:08:44 +0000, RichA said:

From Dpreview (though they most-likely cribbed it from some other news sour
ce):

A federal judge in Kentucky has dismissed a lawsuit against William Meredit
h, a self-proclaimed 'Drone Hunter,' who shot down a $1500 drone that was f
lying over his property.

The pilot, David Boggs, sued Meredith last year claiming that his drone was
flying in legal airspace as determined by the FAA and therefore was not tr
espassing. A 1946 Supreme Court decision asserted that a property owner's r
ights extend up to 83 feet in the air.

US District Judge Thomas Russell ruled that federal court is not the proper
venue for the lawsuit, noting that the FAA has not enforced any regulation
s regarding aerial trespassing, nor was the agency a party in the suit. Ins
tead, the Judge said that the lawsuit should be litigated in Kentucky State
Court under existing trespassing laws.

Boggs' attorneys have not said whether he will appeal to a higher court â
€“ in this case, the 6th US Circuit. In the meantime, drone pilots shou
ld probably steer clear of Meredith's property.

Perhaps you should consider getting involved.
http://www.reuters.com/video/2017/03/21/a-drone-built-to-hunt-down-other-drones?videoId=371337986&videoChannel=118169


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Regards,

Savageduck

On 2017-03-25 05:39:22 +0000, RichA said:

On Friday, 24 March 2017 20:30:54 UTC-4, Savageduck wrote:
On 2017-03-24 23:08:44 +0000, RichA said:

From Dpreview (though they most-likely cribbed it from some other news
sour
ce):

A federal judge in Kentucky has dismissed a lawsuit against William Mer
edit
h, a self-proclaimed 'Drone Hunter,' who shot down a $1500 drone that w
as f
lying over his property.

The pilot, David Boggs, sued Meredith last year claiming that his drone
was
flying in legal airspace as determined by the FAA and therefore was no
t tr
espassing. A 1946 Supreme Court decision asserted that a property owner
's r
ights extend up to 83 feet in the air.

US District Judge Thomas Russell ruled that federal court is not the pr
oper
venue for the lawsuit, noting that the FAA has not enforced any regula
tion
s regarding aerial trespassing, nor was the agency a party in the suit.
Ins
tead, the Judge said that the lawsuit should be litigated in Kentucky S
tate
Court under existing trespassing laws.

Boggs' attorneys have not said whether he will appeal to a higher court
â
€“ in this case, the 6th US Circuit. In the meantime, d
rone pilots shou
ld probably steer clear of Meredith's property.

Perhaps you should consider getting involved.
http://www.reuters.com/video/2017/03...unt-down-other
-drones?videoId=371337986&videoChannel=118169


It was only a matter of time before tiny "drone wars" happened.

You haven't been following the news, have you?
https://www.ff.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/predator-drone-firing-missile.jpg
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Regards,

Savageduck

On 2017-03-25 01:45, Savageduck wrote:
On 2017-03-25 05:39:22 +0000, RichA said:

It was only a matter of time before tiny "drone wars" happened.

You haven't been following the news, have you?
https://www.ff.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/predator-drone-firing-missile.jpg

Have you?
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39277940 !!!!

(I actually believe that report to be based on bogus information).


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recession is His way of teaching everyone a little economics."
..Raj Patel, The Value of Nothing.

On 2017-03-25 14:43:58 +0000, Alan Browne
said:

On 2017-03-25 01:45, Savageduck wrote:
On 2017-03-25 05:39:22 +0000, RichA said:

It was only a matter of time before tiny "drone wars" happened.

You haven't been following the news, have you?
https://www.ff.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/predator-drone-firing-missile.jpg

Have

you?
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39277940 !!!!

(I actually believe that report to be based on bogus information).

I guess that's the BBC for you.

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Regards,

Savageduck

On 2017-03-25 10:48, Savageduck wrote:
On 2017-03-25 14:43:58 +0000, Alan Browne
said:

On 2017-03-25 01:45, Savageduck wrote:
On 2017-03-25 05:39:22 +0000, RichA said:

It was only a matter of time before tiny "drone wars" happened.

You haven't been following the news, have you?
https://www.ff.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/predator-drone-firing-missile.jpg


Have

you?
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39277940 !!!!

(I actually believe that report to be based on bogus information).

I guess that's the BBC for you.

Not their fault (nor were they the only ones to report it) but the
person making the claim. For technical reasons it's very unlikely that
the Patriot radar would track a slow moving commercial/hobby drone.
Such radars are usually set up to filter out objects with speeds below a
threshold. Such thresholds are usually in the context of the threat
(SCUD missile coming down at several Mach). This helps to avoid
shooting down airliners, helicopters, flying nuns, and so on.

--
"If war is God's way of teaching Americans geography, then
recession is His way of teaching everyone a little economics."
..Raj Patel, The Value of Nothing.