I was at a hunt meet a couple of weeks ago and a Sab turned up (yes one) and put a drone in the air above our little group. Which was a bit dodgy as we were directly on the flight path for a busy grass strip airfield a mile away. Anyway the Sab eventually had the damn thing just thirty metres away at an angle to one side. Now the .410 we had stayed in its case. But are there any jammers which can disrupt the signal at such short ranges?
Jamming Drones
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Cuthy246
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Jammers exist yes but are Illegal to use. Although could well be a grey area as the device itself is probably not illegal but the actual act of jamming RF or GPS signals is.
Night òwl
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Very little you can do legally regarding jamming the signal .
Check drone assist to see if there are any flight restrictions where they are flying it, and could possibly use this as enforcement if it was the case , they will probably claim the drone is 249 grams which carry very few restrictions unfortunately especially if the drone was launched from a public area , as in footpath etc
Plus the police if called regarding the issue have very little knowledge of the drone restrictions/laws .
Check drone assist to see if there are any flight restrictions where they are flying it, and could possibly use this as enforcement if it was the case , they will probably claim the drone is 249 grams which carry very few restrictions unfortunately especially if the drone was launched from a public area , as in footpath etc
Plus the police if called regarding the issue have very little knowledge of the drone restrictions/laws .
Skietindiekop
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Although it’s only a drone it is a criminal offence to interfere or otherwise endanger any aircraft. If flying legally there is nothing you can do without risking the law being against you.
What you want is an eagle 
www.bbc.co.uk
Dutch police fight drones with eagles
Dutch police employ eagles to take down illegal drones following successful trials.
www.bbc.co.uk
Could a supporter use a second drone to keep interfering with the Sab’s one?
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Sonicdmb73
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There’s a specific set of rules that you have to abide by when flying a drone. You have to have registration for drones and pilots, depending on size and its lack on not of a camera.
They have to comply with minimum distances, can’t over fly etc. Well worth reading the regulations and then getting photos of the pilot and video and photos of the drone showing the location and manor it’s been flown in.
I can’t remember the regs off the top of my head, but my DJI mini 2 which is under 250g allows me to get closer than if I used my sons Mavic Pro. But unless you’re part of “my” group I still have to stay a certain distance away.
A simple way to ruin any video they are trying to make is using an LED torch. Shining it at the camera will white out the picture. IR torch and they won’t be able to tell which one of you is doing it.
Kevgun
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You can't fly any Drone over a crowd of people unless you have their consent, if you are flying 50 metres above people, you have to be fly the same distance to one side of them, and if you go higher bearing in mind the 120 metre altitude limit for any Drone in the UK ( expect with special permission from the CAA ) then you would also have to fly it 120 metres from them at ground level, so the higher you go the further you need to be away from people, if the Drone is less than 249 grammes then it only needs a operators registration again with the CAA, if it's over 249 grammes then it must have a pilot and operators registration clearly visible on the Drone itself.
There are quite a few restrictions, however the Sabs using them won't bother about that, I would just all stand there until the batteries are flat, normally about 25 to 30 minutes more power is used hovering than forward flight.
There are quite a few restrictions, however the Sabs using them won't bother about that, I would just all stand there until the batteries are flat, normally about 25 to 30 minutes more power is used hovering than forward flight.
Try this ---https://www.caa.co.uk/drones/rules-and-categories-of-drone-flying/introduction-to-drone-flying-and-the-uk-rules/
You cannot fly drones over land that does not belong to you without permission and not above 400ft. You'll need to hunt out the rules which will protect you but its undoubtedly an invasion of privacy. Worth calling the fuzz and asking them how you deal with it - get an incident number for future ref.
You cannot fly drones over land that does not belong to you without permission and not above 400ft. You'll need to hunt out the rules which will protect you but its undoubtedly an invasion of privacy. Worth calling the fuzz and asking them how you deal with it - get an incident number for future ref.
Can’t fly within 50m of people, including over the top of them.
Shouldn’t fly near animals.
If over 250g or has a camera (incl under 250g) operator needs to be licensed.
My drone is below 250g, but I got an Operator ID from the CAA, because there are a lot of busybodies about.
Sounds like the Sab is breaking the law in several ways. I'm not sure that you need permission to fly over people's property, but there are rules about overflying people. I like the IR torch idea
Sounds like the Sab is breaking the law in several ways. I'm not sure that you need permission to fly over people's property, but there are rules about overflying people. I like the IR torch idea
Night òwl
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It's not , because that particular bit of information kes has given is incorrect
That's not true either.
You cannot fly drones over land that does not belong to you without permissionI, is a civil matter of tresspass.
No one has brought it to court 'yet' ...
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