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Re: Shooting down drones - legal question
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 9:58 am
by User702
Parabolic reflector, a large capacitor and a broken microwave? No projectile, but a kilowatt of directional RF energy might be able to do something to the electronics.
Re: Shooting down drones - legal question
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:05 am
by Chuck
Some interesting trains of thought on here!
Re: Shooting down drones - legal question
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:08 pm
by Racalman
How about an ice cube fired from a catapult. The evidence disappears ...
Re: Shooting down drones - legal question
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:17 pm
by ovenpaa
Re: Shooting down drones - legal question
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:57 pm
by 450 Martini
I have seen a few of these drones at reenactment events, i'm not sure what they are looking for. Maybe they like looking at white tents from above and almost invisible khaki clad soldiers. my group uses the opportunity for anti-aircraft practice.
Re: Shooting down drones - legal question
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:17 pm
by Blackstuff
450 Martini wrote:I have seen a few of these drones at reenactment events, i'm not sure what they are looking for. Maybe they like looking at white tents from above and almost invisible khaki clad soldiers. my group uses the opportunity for anti-aircraft practice.
Aren't they being flown by someone AT the reenactment making a video of it? I'd imagine you could get some pretty cool footage of a reenactment event from one tongueout
Re: Shooting down drones - legal question
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 2:10 pm
by Maggot
ANO states
Article 63 of the Air Navigation Order requires that: "A person shall not recklessly or negligently act in a manner likely to endanger an aircraft, or any person therein".
These apply to ALL model aircraft at ALL times, whatever their weight or size.
http://www.flyingwing.co.uk/4671.html?* ... ion*id*val*
So depending what happens to it after being shot down (tempting though it may be) you may well have your collar felt.
In this case it si what might happen to it after it gets shot down....
Re: Shooting down drones - legal question
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 4:56 pm
by Dave 101
Paint ball and catapult could be fun .
Dave
Re: Shooting down drones - legal question
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:01 pm
by Christel
hitchphil wrote:waterford103 wrote:get your own "killer " drone , engage in combat , destroy the intruder and go back to base --- simples --- and such fun ;¬))
Moderators can we have a 'Like' button?
Already looked into this, JohnGarnett asked about it, can't find such a thing for the software the forum is running on.
Re: Shooting down drones - legal question
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:51 pm
by breacher
Gaz wrote:I've just seen someone ask this question elsewhere on the internet and I thought it might be a bit of a light-hearted distraction from all the NRA and police woes and moans.
"Do I own the airspace above my garden, and to what height may I use air rifle to shoot down drones over my garden?"
Discuss. :lol:
"Owning" the airspace does not give you the legal right to damage somebodies property that happens to enter it.