WPBN: There is a lot of excitement about drones in the state of Kansas. As homeowners, many people are inquiring about the pertinent rules and regulations.
When dealing with a drone that is flying over your house, it is not a good idea to take matters into your own hands, according to Jeremy Noel, a forensic investigator who works for the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office.
There is a high probability that you will be charged with a felony for this offense.
“You can shoot it out of the sky, but it’s a crime; it’s criminal damage to property. If you live in the city, it’s also discharging a firearm in the city limits,” Noel stated.
There is protection for those who use drones, according to Noel. Over the course of 2018, he has been working for the sheriff’s office as a drone pilot. According to him, the laws imposed by the FAA do not provide householders with any protection from drone pilots.
“There’s no expectation of privacy to the airspace above your house; the FAA regulates that. Local law enforcement does not regulate the airspace above your home. Anybody could fly a drone over your house,” Noel stated.
Any person can go to a store and purchase a drone, and then they can fly it for enjoyment. A section 107 license is required, however, if you intend to utilize it for commercial purposes, such as real estate or other business-related activities.
You are able to fly at night, fly over people or cars up to 400 feet, and be compensated for your service due to the fact that you have this license.
Travis Balthazor, the deputy director of the Applied Aviation Research Center at Kansas State University Salina, believes that this technology will only continue to become an increasingly significant component of society.
“We’re talking about package delivery that is happening in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and up in Blacksburg, Virginia, they’re going to become more and more normal. Think about when cell phones first were a thing, new technology, and everyone was like, how are these things going to work? I don’t think anyone can get through the day without it anymore,” Balthazor stated.
According to him, protections for humans are being investigated in the same way that those for devices are.
“There is a lot of research being done about how to block those things, just all the security concerns that come from a cell phone, similar things in UAS technology, and what can we do to protect ourselves from nefarious activities that may happen with drones,” Balthazor stated.
In order to obtain a business license under section 107, Balthazor has stated that their curriculum is a four-day course that includes a final examination that would cost you $900.
According to him, there are further online programs that are third-party as well. There is a free online certification that is required just if you are flying for recreational purposes and not for commercial purposes.
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