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Dermot

Dermot Report 12 Jul 2015 10:09

Which one flew over the cuckoo's nest? :-D

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 12 Jul 2015 09:52

I would personally give it the '' ROYAL WAVE '' ;-), if you know what I mean :-D

Patricia

Patricia Report 12 Jul 2015 09:50

We had one fly over us on Friday. We live behind Shepperton Studios thought it might be them playing silly beggars.

Denburybob

Denburybob Report 10 Jul 2015 20:24

I was only joking about shooting it down. I don't like the idea of pictures of me sunbathing naked being put on utube! That also was a joke.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 10 Jul 2015 20:18

I have seen some very interesting video taken from a drone,

it was exploring a disused factory...........places where you could normally not be able to get to, like looking down the chimney stack........and over glass roofs......

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Kense

Kense Report 10 Jul 2015 19:12

It definitely should not have flown at twenty feet above Bob's garden. However it would not be a good idea to take physical action against it in case it cased damage elsewhere by crashing.

Dermot

Dermot Report 10 Jul 2015 18:11

In America, it is reported that some parents buy guns for their youngsters as birthday/Christmas presents.

More sensibly in the UK, it seems Drones are becoming the current fad for such occasions. Hope the drones do not carry remote control guns on board.

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 10 Jul 2015 15:18

If it was taking photos of Bob without his permission, it was apparently in breach of The Data Protection Act.

Rules/Laws about their use are still evolving, but this article is quite interesting.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11541504/Where-is-the-legal-line-in-flying-drones.html

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 10 Jul 2015 14:55

Isn't there a rule about how close you can fly these things near buildings?

Or has Bob got an extremely large garden? ;-)

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 9 Jul 2015 23:02

some of these are not spy drones...........but just elaborate toy helicopters..........

if you have a licence for the 12 bore .....go for it!

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 9 Jul 2015 21:32

We saw one stuck up a tree in the local country park. My, how we laughed.

Researching:
Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 9 Jul 2015 21:26

nice one Mayfield - my Dad would have had no trouble shooting it down

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Mayfield

Mayfield Report 9 Jul 2015 21:04

I would stand on the path, you don't want to damage the lawn! :-D

Researching:
Moribus facit homo,

Denburybob

Denburybob Report 9 Jul 2015 20:57

Someone flew one of those drone thing over my garden a few evenings ago while I was enjoying the evening sun and a drink. It hovered about twenty feet up for quite a while before flying off, and probably had a camera. Where would I stand if I took the 12 bore to it?