Firelock76 Battle drones? Nah, it'd be more fun if someone with an R/C P-51 shot it down! Or an R/C Messerschmitt, depending on your interests!
Battle drones? Nah, it'd be more fun if someone with an R/C P-51 shot it down!
Or an R/C Messerschmitt, depending on your interests!
Try at a well trained hawk on a drone. (watch the blades!! Might have to drop a net on it.)
BaltACD There use to be a TV show about Battle Bot's - guess we need one about Battle Drones.
There use to be a TV show about Battle Bot's - guess we need one about Battle Drones.
Battlebots is returning to the air. I think abc picked it up. They could do a flying drone competition. That'd be cool.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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Murphy Siding Would I be within my rights, if I have a battle drone attack an unwanted intruder drone in the airspace above my property? Mischief
(sigh) the correct answer to that question is probably a lot more complex than we think it should be. Years ago I had two neighbors, one of which had his driveway RIGHT ON the propertyline with his next door neighbor, and had a bad habit of cutting a rut into his neighbor's lawn. Neighbor got tired of it and started seeding his lawn with roofing nails, and a third neighbor's dog ended up getting into the nails, and they are probably all still entwined in litigation over it all.
it's surprising what you are not allowed to do on your own property if someone can claim they've been victimized by your action.
It has been said that fences make good neighbors. Of course, two pounds of roofing nails or tacks does not cost as much as a good fence does.
Johnny
A good fence probably costs a helluva lot less than those legal fees Convicted Ones neighbors have racked up!
A local RC airplane group sometimes has dogfights between their planes. Two RC planes each have a plastic ribbon about 10' long put onto their tails. They then chase each other around, trying to chew the ribbon off the other plane with their propellers. From what I've seen, the ol' Red Baron Fokker triplane might be more than a match for a civilian type drone.
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Convicted One...... Years ago I had two neighbors, one of which had his driveway RIGHT ON the propertyline with his next door neighbor, and had a bad habit of cutting a rut into his neighbor's lawn. Neighbor got tired of it and started seeding his lawn with roofing nails, and a third neighbor's dog ended up getting into the nails, and they are probably all still entwined in litigation over it all.
Now THAT would be something, the Red Baron's 81st victory being a drone!
I've always loved the Fokker Triplane, my favorite WW1 fighter. A commenter on a History Channel "Worlds Greatest Fighter Planes" show said it best:
"The Fokker Triplane? Well, it's not the worlds most innovative, effective, or influential fighter, but it sure is cool!"
Murphy Siding Convicted One ...... Years ago I had two neighbors, one of which had his driveway RIGHT ON the propertyline with his next door neighbor, and had a bad habit of cutting a rut into his neighbor's lawn. Neighbor got tired of it and started seeding his lawn with roofing nails, and a third neighbor's dog ended up getting into the nails, and they are probably all still entwined in litigation over it all. A similar type dispute around a nearby small town near here ended when a judge ordered one of the fueding neighbors to get rid of his braying jackasses that he had purchased simply to annoy his neighbor. Sounds like the script for a bad movie starring Danny DeVito and Dan Akroyd.
Convicted One ...... Years ago I had two neighbors, one of which had his driveway RIGHT ON the propertyline with his next door neighbor, and had a bad habit of cutting a rut into his neighbor's lawn. Neighbor got tired of it and started seeding his lawn with roofing nails, and a third neighbor's dog ended up getting into the nails, and they are probably all still entwined in litigation over it all.
A similar type dispute around a nearby small town near here ended when a judge ordered one of the fueding neighbors to get rid of his braying jackasses that he had purchased simply to annoy his neighbor. Sounds like the script for a bad movie starring Danny DeVito and Dan Akroyd.
I guess that if I don't like my neighbor, and one night as he's getting home from work I go over and beat him senseless, that's going to be a misdemeanor. But, if I let it be known that I was waiting for him to get home so I could beat him (laying in wait), then it's a serious felony.
So, in that same spirit, I guess that any action I might take against an overflying drone would have to be a "heat of the moment" type emotional crisis.
Or a BB gun ? Roman candles ? "Punkin' chunkin" ??? Catapults/ trebuchets ? This could get right interesting (if not out of control . . . ).
Meanwhile, over in Paris, France, there's been a lot of concern in the past couple of days about unknown drones flying over or near the Eifffel Tower, the presidential palace, the U.S. Embassy, etc.
- Paul North.
Convicted One I guess that if I don't like my neighbor, and one night as he's getting home from work I go over and beat him senseless, that's going to be a misdemeanor. But, if I let it be known that I was waiting for him to get home so I could beat him (laying in wait), then it's a serious felony. So, in that same spirit, I guess that any action I might take against an overflying drone would have to be a "heat of the moment" type emotional crisis.
"Shhhhhshhhhh! Be vewy qwiet! We're huntin' dwones!"
"Huh-huh-huh-huh!"
While I would never consider flying a drone (it's an expensive way to get that shot that nobody else has, and I don't shoot digital), I hope that nobody is stupid enough to try to fly a drone over Clearing or Bensenville. The proximity of those yards to Midway and O'Hare could make things miserable for everyone by someone's very stupid mistake.
CSSHEGEWISCH While I would never consider flying a drone (it's an expensive way to get that shot that nobody else has, and I don't shoot digital), I hope that nobody is stupid enough to try to fly a drone over Clearing or Bensenville. The proximity of those yards to Midway and O'Hare could make things miserable for everyone by someone's very stupid mistake.
Correct; and with the FAA, they will hit you with a civil penalty which means you won't get your day in court.
I worked in aviation for thirty years under their watchful eye, and can attest that they don't mess around when air safety is compromised.
Norm
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