Drones and New Construction In The Villages
 

In this video, I will update you on an issue I and others have been facing with the drone videos we've made in The Villages, showcasing new developments in progress. I wasn’t planning to address this, but I believe our rights are being infringed upon, and I feel it’s important to share my perspective. I want to keep all of you who support channels that create drone content in the loop about these recent developments. Thanks for your continued support.

https://youtu.be/ZQFLWkkNIaI

I believe that I read that The Villages has recently disallowed drones over their new construction areas.

That is fine with me. That makes sense. There is a lot of theft these days of both equipment and supplies.

Someone who most of us respect is apparently upset because his drone pictures are very interesting and not at all in any way doing anything wrong.

I still agree with The Villages. They have a right to protect areas that could be harmed and that is a cost spread to everyone eventually.

Not a lot of theft by way of drones.

If you can see it, you can film it.

The developer does not own the air over the Villages

But the law says differently.

well if they can fly drones over air bases why can’t you fly them over a construction site

Law states if you can see it from a public place, it's legal to photograph

I agree with whoever is legally correct.

Intimidation to scare away people that don’t have pockets as deep as the developer. Seems this would backfire, nobody likes a bully…

And they don’t own all the property
 

And in many cases the Villages doesn’t even have complete ownership of the property. What if there is a county road involved? What about the conversion of County road 470:to Central Parkway? This is a huge grey area and road systems are generally owned by the county or state. Just ask the people who want their roads fixed at Lake Sumter Landing with bricks….lol. Or ask the people who have already purchased their homes that are still being built? What if they don’t object, or better yet what if the want someone to film construction ? Like another poster has said, “If you can see it, you can film it.”

If the drone operators comply with the laws, they should be free to produce the videos—period. If you don't like it, work to change the law.

We recently built in the villages and will be moving in next week. Our decision to do so was influenced in no small part by the drone videos on YouTube, which provided another favorable input on our decision-making process.

We used Don Wiley's Gold Wingnut drone and photography services to get updates on our home construction process. This was well worth it. Highly recommended.

This episode shows a shocking lack of social media awareness from the developers. I can't think of a single YouTube drone video from any of the producers that has a negative tone toward the villages. Instead, these videos should be viewed as another marketing channel for them (a free one at that). Many people use Amazon to obtain independent product reviews, and I think these videos provide a similar benefit. I look for many objective inputs when making serious decisions, such as where to live. I don't want to rely solely on state-run media.

Finally, this is an incredibly bad look for the developers - it puts off David and Goliath vibes. I am rooting for David.

Maybe, the developers don't want the public to see the poor quality of new construction.

Ok. You post that. What does the law say differently? Time to back up that statement.
Pretty please

Hopefully Don will post here