[rickaslin]

Originally Posted by elle123

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

So you think a drone can show poor quality of construction?? How close does a drone have to be to show this ??

[jsa]

Originally Posted by elle123

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

Has it been established that there are systemic build quality issues? This is the first I'm hearing of it.

[RRGuyNJ]

Makes you wonder what The Villages are trying to hide.
If the fights are within the regulations regarding flying drones I doubt they have anything to base their legal fight to stop the drones from flying. They're up to something in my opinion.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by RRGuyNJ

Makes you wonder what The Villages are trying to hide.
If the fights are within the regulations regarding flying drones I doubt they have anything to base their legal fight to stop the drones from flying. They're up to something in my opinion.

Probably not trying to hide anything, probably just want to control the release of information. It's hard to release exciting new updates when the video has been on YouTube for a month already.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Probably not trying to hide anything, probably just want to control the release of information. It's hard to release exciting new updates when the video has been on YouTube for a month already.

That sounds like a reasonable reason. I grow so tired of the genre of previous comments who just love to jump on the developer. WHY would the family want to ruin their very good reputation with such ding-a-ling motives. I always wonder who is so het up over the very good reputation of our founding and maintaining family? I always wonder is it a competitor, or a jealous person who doesn't live here? What is the motive? It is indeed their successful business and if they don't want a drone to fly over it, they will try to stop it. That is fine with me.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Not a lot of theft by way of drones.

Surveillance to locate things of value, security, access, egress, optimal routes. "Casing the joint" by drone as part of planning the heist. Very important... or so I've been told. 😎

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by MollyJo

Intimidation to scare, nobody likes a bully…

Political? Nah!

[Rocksnap]

Originally Posted by mikemalloy

I had the opportunity to see Don's well reasoned and knowledgible response to the letter he received. In a nutshell, a lawyer (from CA) wrote to him on behalf of the owner and told him that he had no proper license and no legal right to do what he has been doing. It's Don's position, which he backed up with authority, that he does.
In my experience, some junior lawyer in the mailing firm was assigned the job of getting rid of Don's videos. He may have done a little research, but it's clear from his letter than he had no legal authority to cite to back him up. So he just used the threat of expensive legal costs to engage in what we now call lawfare. I thihk Don is going to fight and from what I can gather, he'll eventually win.

I’m thinking a GO FUND ME should be started to help out any legal expenses for Gold Wing Nut!

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Surveillance to locate things of value, security, access, egress, optimal routes. "Casing the joint" by drone as part of planning the heist. Very important... or so I've been told. 😎

Only in the movies. Those who would steal from a construction site don't need drones to know what types of material are on the site or the access points. These things sit in wide open, cleared fields visible from the roadway.

[Johnsocat]

Originally Posted by Ptmcbriz

The developer wants to protect its reputation, thereby protect the future values of your home. I think what is happening is misinformation is being put out by these drone video creators (except for maybe 1 or 2 that do get it right) and the developer receives phone calls all around the world (literally) with people wanting to confirm if X area” is opening in 3 months as the drone video states, when it’s really not scheduled to open for 6 months. The ones that don’t get it right are creating added work and diminishing reputations by being wrong. I’m sure there are also liability issues, along with showing assets at construction sites.

My suggestion is the developer needs to issue special permits for drones and limiting how many are out there. Then it can be controlled and managed.

Oh goody!!! More government regulation and fees for us taxpayers...

[Papa_lecki]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Probably not trying to hide anything, probably just want to control the release of information. It's hard to release exciting new updates when the video has been on YouTube for a month already.

My suggestion is break some big news without drone video. You can tell a story without the drone.

[Normal]

What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Never throw rocks in glass houses. Would The Developer be permitted to fly drones and capture private residences “if” they ever released a video? You have to wonder what they were even thinking.

[Rocksnap]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Can you please point out where in FAA Regulations, the FAA has the authority to allow or not allow, "taking video of private property" and using such vidoe, commercially?

Is that a trick question? The FAA could care less what someone’s filming, they only care about the airspace. Last I checked, the airspace above is open to all, unless otherwise noted. That’s the REGULATION. Which is why there are web sites that drone operators use to make sure the airspace is LEGAL to operate in. TV has no such airspace restrictions. Like it or not, TV management needs to suck it up.

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by Rocksnap

I’m thinking a GO FUND ME should be started to help out any legal expenses for Gold Wing Nut!

Let us know when you have it set it up. I'm sure that there are folks willing to contribute.

[Rocksnap]

Originally Posted by rockyhyder

Bet you would feel differently if you were the one building houses and trying to market your product nationwide and some guys with no skin in the game were taking drone videos of product you don’t have ready for the market yet and posting it on you tube for their own profit.

That’s life. No one ever said it was fair. It’s unfair for TV to even try to get drone operators to stop flying above TV. Construction or not. So TV is trying to be the 800 pound gorilla to stop something totally legal.