dirkclod
Premium Pilot
over 50 it's an old close minded hermit who yell at kids "stay out of my lawn!"..
over 50 it's an old close minded hermit who yell at kids "stay out of my lawn!"..
It wasn't a privat road.Shady area. But "private road" says a lot. I live on a private street, i.e., a street that was not built with taxpayer dollars, that is not maintained at taxpayer expense. You have no right to drive on my street unless you have been invited to do so.
Exactly. I don't think they the road was privat. If it were, they should have post a sign privat road. But there was no sign.We really don't know if the road was private or not. The angry people on the balcony probably don't know if it is private either? Angry people say things just to get you to stop or do what they want you to do. Do they own it? Who owns it? Most roads are public. The OP only said it was a lonely road. Therefore, we really don't know. Many private roads are marked as private too.
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Ah, the fine art of bribery. As an American who lived abroad for ~30 years I was a Rembrandt in this art.
- improve my negotiation/selling skills (I was ready even to pay something -like the price of a bottle of wine or so- to avoid calling cops etc. and wasting much more of my vacation time)
So, i just got a brand new PH4. Today was my 2nd. flight with it. I owned a PH1 and PH2V2 before. I'm an experience pilot and one of the first pilots since 2013.
I never encounter such hateful reaction before from people, being a drone operator.
Today, I drove up a nice rich community, up into the mountains in La Canada flintridge CA. There was a very amazing and beautiful sunset and a lonely road with just a flew townhouses, right next to the La Canada flintridge country club.
I was on my 2nd. battery. On the monitor i saw that my SD card was full. I brought my drone down and switch cards. The drone was on the floor when all of the sudden an older couple started yelling at me from their balcony. The conversation went like this.
HATERS: Hey you! You there, stop flying your drone! This is a private road, you are not allow to fly here.
I look to see from where the voices came and saw them an older male and female on the edge of the balcony.
I thought the best wasn't to respond and to ignore them. So i choose not to engage and continue with what i was doing.
HATERS: Are you not talking to us? Ok, fine, we will call the cops now.
They went on the phone, angrily. I was considering what to do. The sun will set in 10mins and I was waiting all day for this shot, if i leave now, i will miss it. So, I decided to start up the drone and fly again.
HATERS(Continues): Stop flying your stupid drone. The cops are on the way to arrest you.
By now I have already gained altitude. I didn't want any trouble with these people. They seam very mean.
So, I got into my car and flew my drone to 400ft. high, almost out of their sight. I pull my car away from their balcony and from their sight, around the corner, then from the new spot, i flew my drone over to where i was and got the beautiful sunset shot that i wanted.
During the whole time i was shaking, but I needed this shot. Once the sun was down, i brought it back down and took off.
I'm just really buff to encounter such hateful people against Drone operators. I wasn't interested in them, their house or anything. They seam like very boring people. I just wanted the sunset. I have never experience this kind of reaction before. Usually when i fly, people are curious and nice and want to talk and see my footage. The drone was always a ice-breaker and i could make new friends while flying.
Has anyone encounter something like this?
What are the rules for flying in CA, Los Angeles?
When I got my first drone back in 2013 flying was legal and there weren't any regulations.
Do, i need to get a license now?
Let's say, I would had an encounter with cops today, what were my rights?
What type of papers do I need to have? Any advice?
Was it really illegal to fly there?
Thanks a bunch
In my "drone career" started in April 2015 till now, 50h+ fly time I got 2 haters.
I will publish a video about Lithuania, including the sunset. Not sure when but if you subscribe you'll see in a few weeks. Drone Zurich YouTube channel
And I'm not impressed with Clint Eastwood. At age 86 he's still trying to maintain a tough-guy image. He's not a tough guy, he's an actor, for goodness' sake!
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For months on the major news networks it was almost a nightly or weekly broadcast about drones outside of condos and a woman walking around her high-rise with one outside her window....even though the drone was filming a construction job she was sure it was looking in her window. I just wish and that is all I can do is hope people try to avoid unfavorable attention and fly safe. The FAA has established guidelines and they are starting to fine people. Have a great day...safe flying.I'm sorry to hear about your experience with the media. I have seen the rare reports of people violating laws (usually airport restrictions) with their drones, but I have never seen a report labeling us as perverts or criminals. Of course, I live in a state (Maryland) that will not have drone regulations other than those imposed by the FAA before 2018 at the earliest, but that does have a law forbidding counties and municipalities from regulating drones. Much of the most heavily populated part of the state is within the DCA and BWI no-fly zones, however.
The neighbors are the most important ones. That's likely where 90% of your flying will originate from. Keep them happy!So far I have had nothing but pleasant experiences with people who have encountered me and my drone. That includes neighbors. I hope my luck holds out.