Recent content by Will Gardner

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    Diagnosing issues with antenna modifications

    It is critical to make sure that the antenna connections are very tight. I purchased the stage four kit, had it scope tested and immediately went out and bought two 8mm open end wrenches. If they are not tight then the ground is compromised. Because I travel frequently with the drone I find...
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    Police and the Phantom 2 Vision plus

    I am grateful for your well considered reply and can not wait to explain a point of law to my wife. In researching this issue I have found as a humble electrical engineer that I know little or nothing of trespass although I do have a grasp of nuisance. The AMA guidelines on the same as...
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    Police and the Phantom 2 Vision plus

    What a impressive brief. While I am no stranger to the plaintiff side of successful commercial litigation I am a funder of the often exorbitant costs for the same. It would be foolish to battle over a fifteen hundred buck flying camera but the subsequent loss would stick in my craw. No, I would...
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    Police and the Phantom 2 Vision plus

    I am too ignorant to paste a link. The article appeared in Forbes magazine, 12/10/13. The title was "Thankfully shooting down a drone will land you in prison". by Gregory S. McNeal. It was sent to me by an attorney as I'm carefully researching this issue since the incident. I agree with you. We...
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    Police and the Phantom 2 Vision plus

    What an outstanding article for which I am very grateful. I was unsure of my exact height at the time of downing but it was easily above 100 feet. So what do you think about a 150 minimum level for flyover without triggering the trespass statute?
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    Police and the Phantom 2 Vision plus

    Your remark speaks to the core of the issue and is not dumbing it down.. There was a question of how close I was to the property line as our properties abut. It ended up on range property. I live in the Peoples Republic of Vermont. They believe here that government is the solution to all...
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    Police and the Phantom 2 Vision plus

    I'm no lawyer either but my wife is. It is a Federal crime to shoot down a drone. A fomer assistant United States attorney and currently practicing was a guest at our home while this was going on. She dug up a recent Forbes article that had an in-depth review of the legalities surrounding a...
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    Police and the Phantom 2 Vision plus

    Three days ago I had my Phantom crash land or was shot down after it had flown about 100 feet past my farm property line into a shooting range that abuts my property. This is a range that I have litigated with in the past. By the way I am a huge supporter of the NRA and the second amendment...