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by cronix
2579 days ago
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Yes, it's under FAA jurisdiction and a federal crime. You own the ground. They own the air basically "from the blades of the grass to space." You really don't want to be shooting down aircraft in FAA controlled airspace. It's the equivalent at shooting at an airplane. https://www.forbes.com/sites/johngoglia/2016/04/13/faa-confi... |
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According to the FAA's regulations for commericial aircraft[1], it mentions following the rules for 'Part 107'[2].
According to Part 107, under Operational Limitations:
> Maximum altitude of 400 feet above ground level (AGL) or, if higher than 400 feet AGL, remain within 400 feet of a structure.
Under 400 ft is considered 'Class G' airspace[3]. The FAA labels this as "uncontrolled" airspace, and "This is airspace where the FAA is not controlling manned air traffic."[4] Of course, these drones are unmanned. So do they fall under these regulations? Assuming the drone is under 400 ft (ex: on a front lawn), what am I legally able to do?
I'm not sure how most of this stuff works, but it looks like you can also file for an exemption to the rules, which I'm sure someone like Amazon can do. However, from a newbie's perspective, the regulations seems rather confusing.
Edit:
I do not see any information within these pages that say "I, the resident, cannot take lethal action against an aircraft in the event that the aircraft presents a danger to myself/others" or "... in the event it occupies my property without my consent", which is the case that I believe we are discussing here.
18 USC 32[5] states:
> This statute now also makes it a Federal offense to commit an act of violence against any person on the aircraft, not simply crew members, if the act is likely to endanger the safety of the aircraft.
This sounds like sort of a blanket statement, and does not really cover cases such as these.
1: https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/
2: https://www.faa.gov/uas/media/Part_107_Summary.pdf
3: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html...
4: https://www.faa.gov/uas/recreational_fliers/
5: https://www.justice.gov/jm/criminal-resource-manual-2-aircra...