Man shoots down drone, gets hit with felony charges in Minnesota

Re:Man shoots down drone, gets hit with felony charges in Mi... by Gunax on Monday May 18, 2020 @02:11PM (#23226179)

You don't own the airspace above you. If someone wants to fly over your house or business, they can generally do that--airplanes fly over your private property all the time.

Granted this bozo might be violating FAA guidelines by flying too low or out of sight.

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Re:Man shoots down drone, gets hit with felony charges in Mi... by welcome_dragon on Monday May 18, 2020 @04:51PM (#23228206)

Depends on the locality. In TN, for example, flying a drone over private property under 500 ft can be considered criminal trespassing.

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Re:Man shoots down drone, gets hit with felony charges in Mi... by codeddesign on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @05:34AM (#23244933)

In general as per the FAA, your airspace ends at the tallest object - whether it’s a tree, a house, or tower structure on your property. I guess if it was low enough in some states you could argue that it failed to state intentions and you felt unsafe.

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