Not all drones are equipped with cameras.

What's interesting is that there have been arrests across the country of people that have shot at drones. The arrests are on weapons charges, illegal discharge of a weapon, endangering the population and other stuff. There is a discussion on who owns air rights, if you shoot a drone can you be sued? It will be fun watching how this all develops. Also, there is a club in TV that meets at the polo grounds to fly their drones.

Uberschaf, if I may ask, what's the point of owning one? Is it a hobby like a radio-controlled planes, to fly for fun and do acrobatic maneuvers? Does the club race them?

The only ones I've heard of are for aerial photography. As you can tell, it's not my area of expertise. :)

Are they noisy enough that you can hear them outside your house if one was peeping?

We had one checking us out, as we lounged in our bird cage :( (Buttonwood)

Quad copters/drones are fairly quiet as they use electric motors. The only noise comes from the props. The new event/challenge is quad racing. A good friend of mine is the President of IRCHA that holds the world’s largest heli meet at the AMA grounds in Muncie, Indiana

For more info, go to their web site ->Welcome to IRCHA | IRCHA

Here is a YouTube video that I made flying my quad. It was a staged event but I forgot to explain my staging so I took some heat from a viewer. As I have flow as a private pilot for over 40 years, I am aware of and always think about safety.

I have flown R/C airplanes for over 40 years, and helicopters off & on during that time. I am not interested in aerial photography or video, myself, but can see where it would be interesting to many people. Some of the advanced drones can be fast and aerobatic, but the primary mission is being a camera platform. For the average person, the photography & video could be scenic views, vacation remembrance, or just for the feeling of flight. You should not assume that all users are doing bad things. That is what the media would have you believe, because it's sensational reporting.

That being said, you might try to see where the drone goes, and meet the owner for a non-confrontational discussion. That would either put your mind at ease, or give you something suspicious to report to the police.

A new form of high tech voyeurism......
 

Holy cow. I am just getting over that smart TV's might be able to see you in your bedroom. We already took down the trapeze.

Make the image go away 🙈🙉🙊 please!

Joyce. I think Sweetie is quite handsome. I know I am not so great looking anymore.......but.....We can trapeze with the best of 'em. sigh.

You know, don't you, that someone is likely to take this seriously and start a whole new thread?

This forum can be a cause for worry, a source of great aggravation and also a good deal of fun.

I would like more of the fun, please.

Oh lord, we'll be on First Edition again !! :1rotfl:

What she said.

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Many residential real estate listings now have photos that appear to be taken from drones. They show close up aerial views of the listed home.

Frankly, if I wanted to photograph folks around a swimming pool I would fly a drone over the Playboy Mansion rather than a home in The Villages!

Which is why you have the trapeze...:)

I agree that regulations for drones are needed. I also think they are needed for naked Villagers..:ohdear::ohdear:

I'm not too concerned about it here. Given that there's probably not anything that drone can see that a golfer (if you're on a golf course) or anyone with decent binoculars can't see.
Privacy doesn't really exist here oustide of your home.