This may sound a bit harsh when it comes from a drone enthusiast, but not all of us are very attentive to each other`s privacy and security. Please note again that this article is not your “guide” to shooting down other people`s drones. The whole debacle not only caused a lot of bad press for recreational drone pilots like you and me, but also got me thinking about the real laws behind drone theft in the UK. Some new drone owners are unaware of local privacy laws surrounding drones. We are not aware of any prosecutions in the UK for shooting down a drone, but it appears that prosecution is imminent. In February 2019, anti-hunting saboteurs filmed Ashford Valley and Tickham Hunt in Kent and dug up a fox with their surveillance drone. While the drone was filming its activities, one of the hunters fired at the drone. Police were called and arrested the hunter on suspicion of criminal harm and intentional possession of a firearm and remains in custody (we will post updates on this case as it evolves). www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/saboteurs-claim-drone-shot-down-by-huntsman-199691/ Despite the recent controversies and incidents surrounding drones, I think it`s highly unlikely that drones will be banned completely. In my opinion, it would take a very extreme incident to take such measures.
However, for security reasons, they are prohibited from flying in certain restricted areas such as airports and military bases. After all the Gatwick controversy, you are no longer allowed to fly your drone within 5km of an airport. Before the incident, it was 1 km. Well, I just spent over $3000 and not $4000 because I had to get a special Kramer PTZ that would track flying objects because I didn`t deliver a place where everyone wants to fly their damn drone. I don`t want to shoot them, I don`t want to get Jesus Christ into trouble, otherwise I would have done it a long time ago with the shotgun in my hand, but people live all around me beneath me. So that is out of the question. Well, now I`m very well able to build a jammer with amplifier amplifier to really blow up the. But I think maybe a laser is a green laser. I`ll have to do some research, but if I could just damage their camera, that would be enough to keep them from flying over the house again. You can`t shoot down or damage a drone even if it`s flying over your home or land.
They could be charged with “endangering an aircraft” and face a heavy prison sentence. The drone is noisy and I sleep right outside my window, so it was easy to determine what was going on. And the police won`t do anything! The drone only comes when my cameras are off, not when they`re on. Smart, isn`t it? You can`t shoot down a drone even if it`s flying over your home or country, even if you`re really not happy with its presence. I wrote an entire article to discuss the legality of flying drones over homes. This is not just an academic legal issue; Drone operators have been prosecuted for non-compliance (the first conviction for regulatory violations in April 2014). In addition, public awareness of the consequences of drone misuse has increased since the drone incident at Gatwick Airport in late 2018. Drone laws are still in their infancy, this is certainly case law and so at the time of writing, no one has been prosecuted for shooting down a drone. However, this is expected to change after an incident in Kent in February 2019. A drone belonging to fighter saboteurs was shot down by one of the hunters.
The drone, although damaged, was able to return to the pilot and footage was recovered, prompting police to make an arrest and detain the suspect suspected of criminal damage and intentional possession of a firearm. As of the last update, he is still in custody and we will follow the story with interest. Please note that the Air Navigation Services Ordinance will apply from 31. December 2020. Updated instructions on how to fly a drone can be found on the CAA website.