A concerned citizen wonders:
There there is a drone flying over the Polish triangle in Dorchester constantly tonight and other nights as well. Is this legal? And do we have a right to know why it is constantly flying over us? it seems fairly stationary in the sky.
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drone on
By rob c
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 11:44am
As long as there is no safety hazard or its not in a no fly zone they can fly any where. No they do not have to tell you what they are doing. BUT! Most drone owners love to talk about the hobby and show of their toys if you ask.
"no safety hazard"?
By Jeff F
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 2:31pm
So, would you consider the possibility of having a few pounds of metal and plastic fall from a height of a couple hundred feet onto your car, your roof or your head...a safety hazard?
"no safety hazard"?
By rob c
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 2:36pm
Most drone operators are responsible fliers. It's the irresponsible ones that make the news by doing stupid thing!
Like flying a drone over a high-pop area in a no-fly zone?
By Jeff F
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 3:14pm
That sort of irresponsible?
Exactly!
By rob c
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 3:37pm
Exactly!
Government....
By Neighbor2
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 11:46am
...can't answer all your problems.
Well Within the Five mile "NO FLY" Zone
By The Fox 915
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 1:20pm
Appears to be a mile within the "No Fly" Zone for general aviation for Logan International Airport,
https://www.mapbox.com/drone/no-fly/
Good Luck getting any enforcement by Federal, State or Local authorities.
Definitely report it
By Anon
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 5:55pm
They are annoying to everyone except the person flying it.
Depending on their altitude
By Major Mudd
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 1:43pm
most drones are unstable and can easily be sent into an unrecoverable spin by hitting it with a baseball, stone or even a BB gun.
or a smaller, cheaper drone...or an attack eagle!
By Jeff F
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 2:38pm
Although a small $20 micro-drone dropped in the rotors of a larger drone would certainly do the trick, I'd totally go for the eagle!
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg[/youtube]
Good idea!
By Anon
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 5:53pm
Might be a new business to open...drone eradicators.
How about the DroneStalker of Magazine Beach?
By SwirlyGrrl
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 9:12pm
People haven't forgotten this from last fall already, have they?
http://www.universalhub.com/2014/hawk-takes-out-dr...
Maybe this guy will move across the river?
The Ron Swanson Approach
By issacg
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 1:52pm
Well, while I don't recommend this (scroll down to Item 4), it would probably be effective, and convey a message (what's Polish Triangle's version of "Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes?").
Obvo
By Sock_Puppet
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 2:09pm
looking for the polish thieves
Are they sure it's a drone?
By Rob
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 9:24pm
Are they sure it's a drone?
I mean - have they actually seen it? How high? It'd be mighty tough (though I admit not impossible) to spot anything that small, a hundred feet up, from the ground, at night, with all the light pollution.
Are they hearing something they assume is the buzz of a drone near them? Perhaps the only-a-little-bit-distant (but near-constant) buzz of the blast & vac rig being used on the repainting of the Southampton Street overpass?
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