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Originally Posted by tophcfa
One of the reasons they make shot guns is if one of those things flys low over ones house.
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Go for it!
You'll need to move after doing it, but not far, Coleman USP is right near The Villages. Interfering with the operation of an aircraft, including a drone/UAS is a felony offence (18USC32) with a prison term of up to 20 years. It is treated the same as if you tried a similar stunt on a commercial aircraft. The FAA takes this very seriously.
The US Supreme Court ruled in United State v. Causby (1946) that the land owner does not own or control the airspace in the "immediate reaches above the land" and that sole control of the airspace belongs to the federal government unless otherwise delegated by the controlling federal agency.
Just remember, if it's low enough for a shotgun to take out then it's also low enough for the camera on the drone to clearly see you, and the operator not only get a live feed back at their remote controller that is recorded there, it also has a GPS/GLONASS system accurate to within about 6 inches that is also continuously reporting the aircraft's location to the operator. Those that have tried such a stupid stunt have a very low success rate of outwitting and eluding law enforcement and the FAA.
So go ahead smart guy, take a shot, I dare you to.
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