These drones trespass upon private property.http://tbo.com/news/business/filmmakers-wait-for-faa-to-clear-drones-for-takeoff-20140727/The video he made was beautiful, but he trespassed upon private property in the process. The drone passed through some of the buildings so closely that a slight mistake would have caused building damage. That's why trespassing upon other people's property is illegal, the property owners need to protect themselves from potential harm in the air & on the ground."Bradley strapped a digital video camera weighing less than a pound to a 2-pound remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicle to make the video “Tampa Aerial Drones.” He put the 2-minute, 45-second montage to music with “Love Letters” by Paper Route. It is posted at http://vimeo.com/85689434 .He never flew any higher, he said, than 300 feet — well below the 400-foot limit the FAA places on model aircraft and drones. The agency also limits the weight of the devices to 55 pounds."http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_rightsUnited StatesIn the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has the sole authority to control all airspace, exclusively determining the rules and requirements for its use. The general rule is that airplanes must fly high enough that, in the event of an engine failure, the pilot can land the plane without undue hazards to persons or property on the ground. The exact altitude requirements (except for purposes of takeoff and landing) are as follows. In congested areas, airplanes must stay 1,000 feet (300 m) higher than any obstacle (building, antenna, etc.) within a 2,000 feet (610 m) radius of the aircraft. In non congested, sparsely populated areas, or over bodies of water, the pilot must remain at least 500 feet (150 m) from any person, vehicle, vessel, or structure.[1] Therefore, it appears to trump any individually claimed air rights, near airports especially.http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2013/07/photographer_george_steinmetz_arrest_how_much_airspace_do_you_own.htmlPrivate ownership of the air above your own property:Today, the federal government considers the area above 500 feet to be navigable airspace in uncongested areas. While the Supreme Court hasn’t explicitly accepted that as the upper limit of property ownership, it’s a useful guideline in trespass cases. Therefore, unless you own some very tall buildings, your private airspace probably ends somewhere between 80 and 500 feet above the ground.
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