Do I let new neighbour know they’ve made the village page?!

[Fedup2910]

I’ve recently moved, where I used to live had new tenants over the weekend.
Walked past there Saturday and noticed they were flying a drone (took off from the garden so I know it belongs to them), it was obviously out again this morning as people are complaining/ want to contact police etc.

I have some bits I took with me by mistake when we moved (appliance manuals) which I need to drop over- whilst I’m there do I mention people are kicking off about the drone flying on the village FB page or keep out of it?

Why on earth would anyone risk losing a toy by flying it over other people's houses if they couldn't see where it was? Most of them are for people filming in my experience as others don't have the range.

Keep out of it 100%

Yet we get filmed walking past our neighbours' houses nowadays at all hours of the day and night, and we're not meant to complain.

Just because you don't mind being filmed in your back garden doesn't mean others won't mind.

I'd hate it and consider it a huge invasion of privacy (as well as the irritating noise thry make). Fortunately the law would be on my side.

We had a similar issue round here a while ago. The police were called and they took it very seriously.

I know this is different, but do you own the airspace above your property up to a certain height? It's something I've mused on before 😂

This does not apply to drones under 250g - e.g. the DJI Mini

I think a started toilet roll is the weapon of choice against a drone. It fucks 'em up and drops them if the aim is good so I heard from a friend.

They must be weirdos flying a drone over peoples private property and th public park... I would steer well clear.

I'll echo others. It is assumed that the drone takes video or pictures, so it is not hard to imagine that people are not happy someone filming their private spaces.

How do you know they are not breaking the law? There are restrictions on where drones can be flown in relation to buildings and people.

To be honest, if I were flying a drone in a small village, I would assume I was pissing people off!

Suppose that’s different as ones for entertainment purposes and the other is more for security

This really, It shows a spectacular lack of self awareness and concern for what other people may be thinking.

Most of the time it's probably just kids who are clueless about the concern they may be causing. But every now and then it may be something more unpleasant.

Anyone with an ounce of self awareness or empathy wouldn't want their neighbours thinking they were flying drones over their properties taking photos. IMO anyway.

I mean you don’t expect privacy walking down a public path and I’d expect are respectfully dressed or happily a nudest.

In my private garden I expect privacy not a drone perving on me or my children who again should be able to expect privacy from predators in their own home and garden.

What’s making you “fed up” @Fedup2910 ?

I would agree they likely know many people would have a dim view about this and have chosen to fly it anyway. Unless they have a child who might be doing this when they don't know ,I would keep out of it.

I’d definitely post it on the village fb page that it’s the new tenants of no27 or whatever.
We all know what drone types are like. I wouldnt want them in MY village that’s for sure.

You need to take it up with the government who allow sub 250g drones to fly over your garden. Anything viewable from public space is "fair game" to film, and the airspace is effectively public space.

That said, I would imagine the moment a drone operator hovered low for a while, or who was taking close up shots of private gardens, or who was loitering having spooted a nude sunbather would fall foul of the law. The right to fly and film is not a perverts charter or a harassers charter.

In contrast if someone flew over a row of 6 gardens at 50 m, as part of a wider flight, and it just so happened you were sunbathing naked then I think the police would (or rather should) say "too bad" when you complain.

As a basic rule, if you don't want to have your face in other people's photos then you need to stay in private places which cannot be seen from public land or the sky, or you need to cover your face. I don't make the rules!

New tenants over the weekend
so a couple of days ago
and the presumably have had the chance to fly it a couple of times at most. Probably my just getting familiar with local area they’ve just moved to.

and already on the village Facebook page

bloody hell. Shudder at the thought of living somewhere like this. The person OP must have seen the drone, fired up the computer and banged out a post!

Me too.

I agree that irrespctive of the legalities, decent people don't tend to fly over there neighbours gardens with drones all the time.

I can see someone using a new one in their garden to test it, and going over neighbours. But other than doing this briefly once or twice decent people won't do it again. IMO

On the other hand if you happen to live next to a beautiful old church, in theory you could find different drone operators flying over your garden day in day out as they get from the best vantage point for take off to the church itself to film the beautiful old building.

They moved in over the weekend
got the drone up to get familiar with the new local area
and I reckon that’s last it’ll be up for some time
just awful to immediately jump on whinging about them after what can only have been their first or second flight

I hope you don’t mind me asking, but you seem to know more about this than me. Is this page correct that you need to inform people that their dater is being captured? And if this is true, what counts as their dater? Is my back garden enough or do I need to be stood in it?

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Well I’d certainly be up for signing any petition that ever pops up that makes a law per drones with cameras related less of size.

You shouldn’t be able to record people in their private gardens. Just minding their own business for your own jollies.

I think (may be wrong) that you can film whatever your drone sees as it flies about, but that you can't simply hover over private gardens filming the goings on (especially if nudity, or kids) because that is clearly likely to annoy, upset or worse.

My knowledge is based on watching youtubers with drones, and they DON'T video private homes. If you go somewhere to film a castle, and also happen fly over a nearby house with your camera going, no problem. If you go to 8 Acacia Avenue to see if Mrs Jones is topless sunbathing and to monitor her kids - NO.

I think.