Are they going to follow FAA rules then or just do whatever they want and kill people every now and then when they crash/fall out of the sky?
No, they’ll do whatever they want and kill people deliberately, frequently, whenever they say something which disagrees with the dictatorship state definition of truth. Give it a decade
Oh boy. Ain’t gonna take that long.
How long can these even stay airborn? This is a REALLY stupid idea.
Well when they crash the company needs to replace the whole drone, so they are probably going to try to avoid that when possible.
That said, they should have to obey faa regs, but while the laws for private use are pretty clear, the commercial use regulations are layered and sort of in flux. Major operators are always pushing to have laws adjusted, and because leadership in the US is generally overly supportive of big business, those changes often go into place.
In other words, there ARE laws, but you know, it’s the US, so they can probably change them.
I think this will depend less on the FAA and more on local jurisdiction. the FAA doesn’t really have that much restrictions in place for low altitude drones (< 400 ft) they require it to be registered due to commercial but, the 2026 modifications for usage removed a lot of the safety barriers and controls that were in place for them. Now it’s basically as long as its registered and the lights are bright enough to be seen, it’s allowed unless there’s a local law forbidding it.
Isn’t there an fcc rule about drones needing to be in the line of sight of the operator
Yes. They are also not allowed to be over people (including traffic) unless it’s just to pass over to move to another area with no people (not allowed to continuously pass over people) unless they are below a certain, very low, weight. I think only one drone fits that category last I checked.
I have my commercial drone license but quit the job that required it so I am a little rusty on the rules
In other news, falconry has become unexpectedly popular.
No body gonna be driving when the markets crash.
A handful in the sky is still a lot less useful than the thousands on the ground. We need them off the streets and then we can deal with the drones.
While I agree that the street-level cameras should urgently be taken care of, don’t underestimate what a stationary aerial drone can do over a couple of hours.
Listen to Radiolab’s Eye in the Sky episode. Think of the possibilities that have opened up because of drone tech in the 10 years since it first aired (and the 20 years since the tech was used in Iraq). It’s truly frightening what these drones will be able to accomplish once they are in place.
Can we use jammers against them perhaps?
A lot of americans already have them. I’m unfamiliar with them, but they’ve all got names like dezziteegoo and smiffunwessun.
Fun as it may be to shoot them out of the sky, that’s not super feasible in urban or suburban areas. Don’t want to risk the possibility of the bullet hitting someone on the way down and the neighbors probably wouldn’t appreciate the gunshots
I have a 12G one.
lovely😍😍
Converting a little microwave oven to a homemade jammer gun never hurt anyone (it has).
These guys really don’t get the message eh?
Bold move in a nation that treats firearms target practice as a sport.
wonder how hard it is to hit those…
Probably pretty easy with a shotgun
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_VNnkB-i54
Depending on the drone, might be harder than I initially thought
quietly
They’re just copying Chinese ideas, don’t they ?
The drone on the thumbnail looks like the german flag!
It’s so distinct that it must be intentional.
sounds expensive
