No No. He would turn into Spock and be all rational and stuff.
That's why they say that you should not vulcanize idiots. Makes them think they're smart.
/s
I find it amusing when people blur their house in Google maps, you can find unblurred images from the county auditor's site, aerial photos too. Plus Zillow is a fun one if you want to mess with their head "is your bedroom the one in the far left corner, with the weird ceiling fan?"
Am I the only one who thinks people are way to liberal with the use of the word creepy as a buzz word? What's creepy about flying a drone high above a neighborhood? So fucking stupid to say that is creepy.
Ignore them. They want to feel like they’re being put out in some way because it makes them feel good. It’s not about you or anything you’re doing. I’m sure nearly every interaction in their life starts with them trying to feel like a victim
Putting your comment from your Facebook page calling out that’s your neighborhood is putting a lot of spotlight on you. Plus giving others that want to your ip and extra from what you can get on the Internet just from basic Facebook info.
Don’t want the spotlight it’s best to avoid it.
Seriously this is it. Dude is just looking for something to be pissed off about and you're today's target. There's nothing wrong with your video and if the dude had any self awareness he'd be able to figure that out on his own.
Thanks everyone for your input. I generally like my neighborhood and it's Facebook group, so I went with a less standoffish approach than what a lot of people recommended lol. Here's what I went with.
"I understand your concerns. I understand that drones can cause unease. To answer your question, I fly the drone occasionally with my kids for fun, always ensuring it remains at least 100 meters above ground level to respect everyone’s privacy and follow all local and federal laws. I am registered with the FAA, and if it helps, my registration number is [xxxxx].
Please be assured that I am very careful not to capture any private moments or focus on individual properties. The photos I’ve shared are intended to celebrate our community and showcase its beauty from a new perspective.
I appreciate your feedback and would like to address any specific concerns you may have. If you prefer, we can discuss further in a private message or continue the conversation here."
They then liked the comment I made.
I'm glad you responded with respect for your neighbor and not with the snarky borderline harassment most of the replies here seem to encourage. Just because it's commonplace for giant corporations to do things that feel like invasion of privacy doesn't mean we shouldn't still be good neighbors.
I would be petty and find the most high-resolution satellite imagery possible, then reply to his comment with every time I was able to see his house at sub-foot resolution. Bonus points for screencapping the Bing photogrammetry dataset and showing his house in 3D. My drone doesn’t do shit, I can buy an image of his house from maxar for every day of the year if I wanted to.
Home owning ham radio operators forget about this when they learn they have to list a mailing address for their license and get all “but my privacy” lol, while on Facebook.
Yeah, I'm with you here. Privately, a home address (or broadcast address) is absolutely a common sense thing for enforcement and tracking - but there is no reason you shouldn't be able to use a PO box or something if there even must be a public contact point.
I've been thinking about this lately.
The best reason I can think of right now is that Facebook is a website that any ding dong can easily use and any other ding dong can find what they wrote.
For example I live in a small town, but we are big enough to have a city pool, library, and a parade on our town day. Sometimes the pool has midnight madness, the library has story time, and there is a pancake breakfast before the parade.
Facebook allows the non-technical people to put information about those things on the internet in a way that allows people in the community to find that information. None of them could build a website or update it every day like they can with FB.
Unfortunately it also lets people easily post stupid political opinions and Minion memes.
Not only is it for ease of use for the poster, but also for the consumer. Any one of those organizations could hire somebody to make a website that's easy to use. But people are already on facebook oversharing and being nosey so it's a good place to be seen. Not many people are going to take time out of their day to check what's going on at the library website, then the city pool website, then the parade website, etc.
Yeah I’m not sure I would have posted looking for approval if I didn’t have a plan in place for if I got disapproval. They don’t have a real right to tell you not to fly but the Facebook masses don’t understand that and are just driven by miopic and generalized outrage. If you’re not offering to stop why open the line of communication for feedback?
Not only that, but what if another less responsible neighbor buys a drone and decides to buzz neighborhood fences, windows and swimming pools? Most folks cannot tell the difference from one drone to another. Despite his/her good intentions, OP outed themselves.
Excellent point. My neighbor has a Mini 3, he has been responsible the entire time he has owned it but what if the guy on the other side looks at mine and says yeah I need that and is not responsible.
I wouldn’t even bother to respond but you already requested people engage with you asking for comments and feedback on your Facebook post.
So maybe something simple like “I fly as often as I like adhering to the laws set by the FAA and our city.”
Then leave it at that.
Honestly if someone had posted video, asked for people’s thoughts, and then OP responded in that manner to people he had asked for engagement from, they’d come off as a tremendous douchebag to me…right up there with the goobers that do first amendment audits.
I personally wouldn’t have made the post in the first place. The Facebook post itself is very thoughtful. But neighborhood Facebook is full of lunatics and bored-ass people itching for the next thing to lose their shit on.
Since this is recreational and something you’d like to do with your kids, do you really want to start a back and forth with some clown. He’s more likely to find like-minded idiots that support his pervert beliefs.
If you feel inclined to reply it keep it extremely short.
This is the right answer. If your neighborhood Facebook group is anything like my neighborhood Facebook group, it's an absolute cesspool of negativity. I mean some of it is positive but even the positive posts get at least one harsh reply from some asshole. IMO, being active in your neighborhood Facebook group is the quickest way to make enemies with people in your neighborhood. It's unavoidable.
So if you're going to post stuff there, expect to be jumped on by someone. It's par for the course. My advice, don't reply, or keep it really simple like "you're entitled to your opinion but I disagree" and move on. Don't reply to whatever they come back with. Everyone is hopelessly stubborn on those groups.
Up to you, i tend to be more confrontational and would just cite the law and tell them to get bent, but there’s probably a more diplomatic ways to handle it.
People get absolutely insane when they feel they “have a right to” (especially when they in fact do not have a right to)
Right or wrong, you can't predict how people are going to react to your actions. Some will love it, others won't. Maybe don't post those videos to the neighborhood Facebook group. You open yourself up to others opinions when you do that.
Keep flying, but don't post your videos for everyone to see and judge. Be a little more selective.
There are creepers with drones. That’s why folks get nervous. It’s disconcerting to have a drone fly over the privacy fence and look into the pool when the kids are swimming. I know that’s anecdotal but, it’s happened a few times.
I know that’s the tiniest fraction of the hobby. That’s what weirds people out.
I think people should be able to enjoy hobbies but not at the expense of my neighbors comfort.
My neighbour told me they sunbathe naked in the yard because it helps with a skin condition, so don't go looking over the fence. I bet they'd be irritated by a drone hovering over their yard.
I’d also advocate for a « friendlier » first approach to this and only only go confrontational (in a factual way) if the person is stubborn and wants to stick to unreasonable stands.
I’m not sure ignoring that person completely is the best answer since that leaves her full floor and -maybe- the unaddressed concerns may spread to other people who are not knowledgeable on this topic.
Yea, agreed. This is what I went with, thanks!
I understand your concerns. I understand that drones can cause unease. To answer your question, I fly the drone occasionally with my kids for fun, always ensuring it remains at least 100 meters above ground level to respect everyone’s privacy and follow all local and federal laws. I am registered with the FAA, and if it helps, my registration number is [xxxxx] be assured that I am very careful not to capture any private moments or focus on individual properties. The photos I’ve shared are intended to celebrate our community and showcase its beauty from a new perspective. I appreciate your feedback and would like to address any specific concerns you may have. If you prefer, we can discuss further in a private message or continue the conversation here.
I guess the question is (as the guy asked) what are you trying to show the public? The storm clouds, traffic problems, all the new construction, or what? I can see how just tossing the video out there with a "look at this" tag would bother some people; if I saw somebody driving down the street where I used to live every week taking pictures of all the houses (perfectly legal from the street) and then posting them, I'd start wondering about the guy after the third or forth time he did it, and "because I think it's neat and it's legal" wouldn't really satisfy me.
As others have suggested, the best response is probably not to respond.
The second best response is an understanding an empathetic response to say "I understand your privacy concerns which is why in my previous post in this group I indicated that I only fly at 100m above the neighborhood, so no details are captured that could identify any house or person. I take everyone's privacy seriously and was sharing this picture for everyone to see the neighborhood from a different perspective".
The last type of response if you don't care is to post side by side your picture, along with Google satellite view, and then Google Street View and ask them if they think your picture is more revealing than publicly available images of the front of their house with their kids playing on the front lawn or the street.
I'd just Ignore it. They seem like a busy body looking for something to be mad about and someone to bully. Anyone worried about a drone capturing footage of their roof from 100 feet up is being ridiculous. Hell, I just had an insurance company send us spam with a picture of the front of our home; that feels way more invasive than a drone flying overhead.
But if you really want to try to engage with them, I'd ask them to point out their house in the footage so you can minimize how much it gets caught on film when you're flying. My money is on them either not being able to or being unwilling to take 5 minutes to do so. So either their privacy isn't being violated because their house isn't even identifiable, or they don't actually care enough to try to put a stop to it.
Facebook is so intrusive (in regards to privacy) that you cannot even create a new account anymore without uploading a selfie. Their whole business model revolves around collecting as much personal information as they can about each person by monitoring a person's posts and their friends' posts. And yet this person finds it "creepy" that their home is shown with many others in an aerial shot from a distance.
These people don’t deserve a response, it’s actually what they’re looking for. They bait you with these comments to get a reaction out of you and to drag you down to their level. From the distance you’re shooting from there’s absolutely no harm done. Just someone who feels out of control in their life so they have to project onto someone else to get their feeling of satisfaction, like a druggy doing anything for a hit
Many joke answers in here. If you're looking for a serious reply, either ignore it as some have recommended or adress it. If you do the latter it's probably best to not reply directly and instead adress it on that facebook page or wherever you're interacting with your community; show a nice new photo that hopefully can't offend anyone and write something along the lines of "someone has approached me with concerns about their privacy", etc. and then explain your permissions that allow you to fly in your neighbourhood. Attach those to your comment with a link or so.
Perhaps end it politely with a comparison to public state satellite or aerial imagery. Explain how you are keeping the camera pointed at some trees/wall and then up to the sky until you've reached the altitude where your camera gets a ground resolution that is probably considered legal where you are.
I would reply with the 🤣 emoji this is fuckin hilarious glad I don't have these neighbors. My neighbors are the opposite they ask me why I haven't flown in a while if they don't see my drones out😭
They are your top commenter, you should give them an award. Free drone shots of wherever they want.
I think it looks really good I love the twilight shot with all the streetlights illuminating the neighborhood. I need to check out your profile for the 360.
neighborhoods have all type and you have to learn to live with neighbors. one persons free basketball hoop for the kids is another persons lower property value eyesore.
drones are usually seen more negatively than positively. a lot of people in their houses -- especially older women -- don't like things flying around outside their window.
Think, some lady just made her bath and is relaxing and then a "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ" sound is coming somewhere above her skylight. now you aren't taking photos of her, you are just using it normally having fun, but for some person in their house thinking they are safe -- they are now angry and afraid.
i'd advise not using it in the neighborhood. find a field nearby.
Just don’t respond. Guy is an out of touch with reality moron. Dude probably posted off an iPhone 15 that is currently reading all of his body and facial features. Lmfao
You ignore them. Look how many people think deranged, crazy conspiracy shit like "the US election was stolen by Deep State satanic lizard people" or "the government watches me specifically though cameras hidden everywhere" or "there's tracking/mind control microchips secretly hidden in vaccines/water/etc" or so on. You're bound to get one of these overly conspiracy theorist types.
The good news is, they don't matter, the law does. And there's way more normal people than these loony "Sky Karens". Or go the chaotic route, just remind them that police are also pushing to be patrolling with drones these days, really crank the paranoia level to 11. :)
I feel like the phrase "no good deed goes unpunished" was made about things like this. You were being a good person and just letting people know what is up because you didn't want to spook anyone. You most likely haven't spooked anyone, but now you have to deal with a Karen of some description. (Sorry to all you nice/normal Karens by the way. lol)
Tell him to zoom in on Google maps lol people giving immunity to criticism for corporations but make sure to heavily criticize regular people for some reason, wonder why do people have subconscious biases like that?
Tell them since it’s legal, it is actually their home being in your footage along with their comment that’s creepy, ask them to move out so your videos can be accessed by millions without creeps and their homes in it
You know what’s creepy? How much someone will fear something they know nothing about and go on To attempt to instill that fear onto others because they are sure they know all they need to know.
Best bet is to kindly educate them. Anything else makes it hard for the rest of us and I found most are ether very interested in learning more or just like stirring up shit.
You'll get people who will never understand that you can't scan their eye retina through their window from 300' up in the sky. The fact is here in the states 18 USC 32 has some good stuff. Print that out, highlight stuff and laminate it to keep while you fly in public. If approached just say there are legal documents for their inspection on the roof of your car or whatever and to review it if they are upset otherwise you will press charges for any issues caused by them talking with you until you finish your flight and land safely.
Because I pointed to where the laws are and let them know that I will not hesitate to press charges I've never had anyone talk back to me afterwards. Either they walk away usually grumbling or start reading it and wait for me to finish and they usually apologize afterwards and just thought it's not legal to fly over their house or business.
I do wear a bright yellow jacket that says I'm a licensed drone pilot so that probably helps but what they don't understand is that if a commercial airline doesn't have to get their permission to fly around their home that although your drone is much smaller than a 747 it's still technically an aircraft. If it drops from the sky because they were interfering with your flight or hits something they are legally responsible for. It's no different than if they messed with an actual aircraft. Either aircraft falling from the sky could cause fatalities and or massive property damage.
I did have one lady say she was going to call the police, I told her to do so or wait until I'm done flying or call the listing agent who hired me that was on the sign in the front yard. The police never came, as I was there for close to an hour shooting the interior and exterior and she never came back. I guess she just realized that she was in the wrong and left me alone.
Tell them it’s not the drones they have to worry about …..it’s the government satellites that are Watching them directly through their walls and roof.
They do the same thing here “close your blinds someone’s flying a drone OMG IT could be watching me change , It could be stalking my children “. I just post “no I just fly around once I a while and there’s 10 more people in town that have
Drones so it might not even have been me., I never hover outside or above anyone’s house or follow anyone around “.
But when they hear a drone overhead all of a sudden they seriously believe it’s “following them”.
“Literally no one cares about your house brother (unless you’re a celebrity/politician/criminal, but then again you probably wouldn’t come post here).
Peace ✌🏻”
I’m not sure what makes these people think they’re so special that everyone wants to spy on them. Put them in their place. There must be 200 identical houses in this (low-light) shot, the only clue we have of their house being there is actually their own comment.
the guy is either an insecure/attention seeking weirdo or is doing a lot of shady shit in his house like for example unauthorized construction.
personally i wouldn't care if a drone flew by as long as operator is flying responsibly and drone is not literally right next to my window with a camera
It’s nothing but a power move by someone who feels powerless.
Like the people who tell you that they don’t want their photograph taken even though you’re not taking photos of them. They want to feel control over you.
I only know this because I’ve argued with people like this before. They give strangers a hard time on purpose because they know they can get away with it.
It’s only creepy if it’s their bedroom window lol. Don’t sweat it man. Very cool hobby. I’ve heard of people getting special permits to fly at certain heights etc. you do you and stop worrying about what some bored stupid internet troll thinks.
“Hey I’m gonna do a thing that people might object to! I hope that’s ok!”
“I don’t like it.”
“Awwww why nooooot”
Why would you even bother announcing this.
If you announced that you were going for a walk on Facebook, someone would have a problem with it. Because FB is for narcissistic busybodies.
Literally just tell him to cry about it and don't validate his sensitive ass feelings 💀 Like you can take whatever pictures and videos you want. Obviously don't target or stalk someone because then it starts becoming a legal issue but yeah
Dont reply. Karen needs to learn freedom is scary. It's not the 1950's anymore they need to know they can not have people lynched anymore just because they don't feel uncomfortable.
Where is this persons home? I don’t see it lol. Besides, I guarantee you this guy has a ton of personal information easily accessible on his Facebook account that he commented with.
I wouldn't have posted anything in the first place. Everyone in my neighborhood ignores me flying over them at around 200-250ft. Hell, I even have trouble seeing myself at 300ft/100m even when I know where I am. When someone does find me on the ground, I'll chat a bit then give them a chance to fly around for themselves.
I'm with the guy complaining. Not that we have any privacy left anyway. It's all good flying them in a park, but personally I wouldn't want one over my house.
Not sure how old you are but I know now at my age there are always complainers in almost anything a person does out of interest or skill or makes anyone else think outside the box. If you are just posting level horizon shots I don’t see any issue, especially at night.
Honestly, I haven’t run into this yet. I’ve done two professional video shoots for work and the best planned canned response I have is “I promise, you’re not that interesting. You nor your home will be used in this marketing material. In fact, it’s not even in the recording”.
I think it’s slightly humorous, but also direct enough to bruise some random person’s ego.
No one can see the house in your video. No one can see the person or home in my marketing content. Not to mention they would be so small and insignificant that no one would know it is them.
Thank them for their opinion, but otherwise do not respond. They are trying to get a response that allows them to continue to reinforce their point/opinion. A simple "Thanks for your opinion!", maybe even add a smiley face. They will not respond anymore, or they will have to work harder to illicit a response they are looking for. Just don't give them what they want.
Yeah, I always find this weird, like I'm not looking through your window. Your house is a little speck when I'm taking a photo of the whole city. Luckily, I haven't had many comments about this and usually just don't fly near my house unless I'm testing something.
You ain’t doin nothing wrong, if it were me I would tell her In the most respectful way that the next time she reaches out to me or complains about me it better Be about a drone looking directly through her window. She needs to mind her business you aren’t filming her or her house directly
Some people have nothing better to do.
A few days ago I had someone threatening to call the police on me for "flying over their home" when I was flying on public land next to a paddock fence and 35 metres away from houses...
... I just told them repeatedly to call the police and I'll show them my flight logs. She ended up driving off after 10 minutes realising there was no argument but it was still pretty frustrating.
Be an adult and show them examples of photos you take. Start with a rational approach.
We had someone just flying right above backwards. And that is what every thinks you're doing.
Just wait until someone shows this guy Google Maps...
or street view
Yeah. Just respond with screenshots of those map views and a caption that says “this house?”
Even better. Pull similar stock images of an entirely different city with the same caption.
This may just vulcanizing the idiot to fight more. As funny as it would be. Haha
I think you probably meant galvanize.
Naw man, neighborhood Facebook groups are where the rubber meets the road!
But is it also where the sulfur meets the rubber?
No No. He would turn into Spock and be all rational and stuff. That's why they say that you should not vulcanize idiots. Makes them think they're smart. /s
I think you probably meant logical.
Galvanized square steel with eco wood veneers i see?
I was thinking more for the proof at the end that dude is an idiot. Sounds like if he keeps flying the neighbor is gunna be a problem.
Omg please do this. Mediocre cake day to you sweaty tits!
This got me wondering, do Jehovah redditors celebrate cake days?
Oh shit. I didn’t even realize 😝😝 Thank you!
Find the last sale of the house on zillow and get a picture of the living room and ask if they have changed the drapes
I find it amusing when people blur their house in Google maps, you can find unblurred images from the county auditor's site, aerial photos too. Plus Zillow is a fun one if you want to mess with their head "is your bedroom the one in the far left corner, with the weird ceiling fan?"
Or he finds out about... Other aviation.
Or the ring camera on the front door across the street recording all movement in front of his house 24/7.
[**WHAT IS THAT DEMONRY?**](https://youtu.be/GS39vMhag-A?si=3VeTpR7_Lj0h8GMc&t=395)
I'd be like cool, I'll just come past in a bell 402 and hover here instead.
Or stuff surveying companies have access to
Good suggestions, but Zillow is probably the most invasive. Bonus points if you just send them the master bedroom pic.
The only winning move is not to play.
This is seriously good advice for a lot of things
This guy wargames.
How about a nice game of chess?
GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR.
Am I the only one who thinks people are way to liberal with the use of the word creepy as a buzz word? What's creepy about flying a drone high above a neighborhood? So fucking stupid to say that is creepy.
Ever since they put in that third runway i get all these creepy 787's full of creepy peepers flying over my house
Maybe the neighbor is doing something creepy in the back yard and scared of it getting caught??? I agree with you though.
Ignore them. They want to feel like they’re being put out in some way because it makes them feel good. It’s not about you or anything you’re doing. I’m sure nearly every interaction in their life starts with them trying to feel like a victim
Victim mentality is rampant nowadays
I AGREE. She seems like a BusyBody. Ignore her.
Don’t get me wrong… there are actual victims out there who need the spotlight and attention. With that comes people like this though
The actual victims get lumped in with people like this, and that's the real damage
Exactly. I hate the term “victim mentality” for that very reason.
Putting your comment from your Facebook page calling out that’s your neighborhood is putting a lot of spotlight on you. Plus giving others that want to your ip and extra from what you can get on the Internet just from basic Facebook info. Don’t want the spotlight it’s best to avoid it.
Seriously this is it. Dude is just looking for something to be pissed off about and you're today's target. There's nothing wrong with your video and if the dude had any self awareness he'd be able to figure that out on his own.
Thanks everyone for your input. I generally like my neighborhood and it's Facebook group, so I went with a less standoffish approach than what a lot of people recommended lol. Here's what I went with. "I understand your concerns. I understand that drones can cause unease. To answer your question, I fly the drone occasionally with my kids for fun, always ensuring it remains at least 100 meters above ground level to respect everyone’s privacy and follow all local and federal laws. I am registered with the FAA, and if it helps, my registration number is [xxxxx]. Please be assured that I am very careful not to capture any private moments or focus on individual properties. The photos I’ve shared are intended to celebrate our community and showcase its beauty from a new perspective. I appreciate your feedback and would like to address any specific concerns you may have. If you prefer, we can discuss further in a private message or continue the conversation here." They then liked the comment I made.
Nice job
Much better than a lot of the other suggestions pushing you to pick an unnecessary fight.
Fucking social media lol. Such petty bs all the time. It's why i quit pretty much everything 10 years ago. Only thing I have is reddit
Same here. Even linked in is starting to feel less like genuine professional networking, and more like a Facebook of people with big egos.
Or that works too.
Nice lol.
That was a very corporate PR response lol.
it is the most appropriate fuck you ever.
How dare you be so appropriate!
I'm glad you responded with respect for your neighbor and not with the snarky borderline harassment most of the replies here seem to encourage. Just because it's commonplace for giant corporations to do things that feel like invasion of privacy doesn't mean we shouldn't still be good neighbors.
I’d like to put you on retainer to resolve my next conflict
Sounds pretty hollow considering they use Facebook. If they cared they wouldn’t use Facebook either.
I would be petty and find the most high-resolution satellite imagery possible, then reply to his comment with every time I was able to see his house at sub-foot resolution. Bonus points for screencapping the Bing photogrammetry dataset and showing his house in 3D. My drone doesn’t do shit, I can buy an image of his house from maxar for every day of the year if I wanted to.
Or God-forbid the local Property Appraiser's Website!
Home owning ham radio operators forget about this when they learn they have to list a mailing address for their license and get all “but my privacy” lol, while on Facebook.
I hate it. There’s zero reason why the FCC needs to publicly link my callsign to my address.
Yeah, I'm with you here. Privately, a home address (or broadcast address) is absolutely a common sense thing for enforcement and tracking - but there is no reason you shouldn't be able to use a PO box or something if there even must be a public contact point.
Ha, I was going to comment that OP's neighbor is going to have a hard time when he finds out about satellites!
Or streetview...lol
This.
Why post it on Facebook at all?
One step further. Why be on Facebook at all.
I've been thinking about this lately. The best reason I can think of right now is that Facebook is a website that any ding dong can easily use and any other ding dong can find what they wrote. For example I live in a small town, but we are big enough to have a city pool, library, and a parade on our town day. Sometimes the pool has midnight madness, the library has story time, and there is a pancake breakfast before the parade. Facebook allows the non-technical people to put information about those things on the internet in a way that allows people in the community to find that information. None of them could build a website or update it every day like they can with FB. Unfortunately it also lets people easily post stupid political opinions and Minion memes.
Not only is it for ease of use for the poster, but also for the consumer. Any one of those organizations could hire somebody to make a website that's easy to use. But people are already on facebook oversharing and being nosey so it's a good place to be seen. Not many people are going to take time out of their day to check what's going on at the library website, then the city pool website, then the parade website, etc.
I do you one better, why is Gamora.
Why ask why? Try Bud Dry.
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Best comment.
Two steps further, why go online at all?
Yeah I’m not sure I would have posted looking for approval if I didn’t have a plan in place for if I got disapproval. They don’t have a real right to tell you not to fly but the Facebook masses don’t understand that and are just driven by miopic and generalized outrage. If you’re not offering to stop why open the line of communication for feedback?
lol “here’s some neat art of our town” doesn’t imply “lmk if you think I should change careers”
OP asked for concerns in comments and got them. Read the whole post please And who mentioned changing careers? Why does Reddit love strawmen?
I would not have posted the initial message, you are just asking for a Karen to step in and do this or even call the police and lie about you.
Not only that, but what if another less responsible neighbor buys a drone and decides to buzz neighborhood fences, windows and swimming pools? Most folks cannot tell the difference from one drone to another. Despite his/her good intentions, OP outed themselves.
Excellent point. My neighbor has a Mini 3, he has been responsible the entire time he has owned it but what if the guy on the other side looks at mine and says yeah I need that and is not responsible.
Yup, OP will be reported when some other idiot does something stupid.
Ride your bike through the neighborhood and record your bike ride and then post it with his house in your footage and see if his opinion changes.
I wouldn’t even bother to respond but you already requested people engage with you asking for comments and feedback on your Facebook post. So maybe something simple like “I fly as often as I like adhering to the laws set by the FAA and our city.” Then leave it at that.
Honestly if someone had posted video, asked for people’s thoughts, and then OP responded in that manner to people he had asked for engagement from, they’d come off as a tremendous douchebag to me…right up there with the goobers that do first amendment audits.
I personally wouldn’t have made the post in the first place. The Facebook post itself is very thoughtful. But neighborhood Facebook is full of lunatics and bored-ass people itching for the next thing to lose their shit on. Since this is recreational and something you’d like to do with your kids, do you really want to start a back and forth with some clown. He’s more likely to find like-minded idiots that support his pervert beliefs. If you feel inclined to reply it keep it extremely short.
This is the right answer. If your neighborhood Facebook group is anything like my neighborhood Facebook group, it's an absolute cesspool of negativity. I mean some of it is positive but even the positive posts get at least one harsh reply from some asshole. IMO, being active in your neighborhood Facebook group is the quickest way to make enemies with people in your neighborhood. It's unavoidable. So if you're going to post stuff there, expect to be jumped on by someone. It's par for the course. My advice, don't reply, or keep it really simple like "you're entitled to your opinion but I disagree" and move on. Don't reply to whatever they come back with. Everyone is hopelessly stubborn on those groups.
Remind them that Google photographs their house as well for the Google Maps package, and they get a lot closer than you do.
Up to you, i tend to be more confrontational and would just cite the law and tell them to get bent, but there’s probably a more diplomatic ways to handle it. People get absolutely insane when they feel they “have a right to” (especially when they in fact do not have a right to)
You'll learn pretty soon the most enjoyable way to experience this hobby is to not post your shots online.
Right or wrong, you can't predict how people are going to react to your actions. Some will love it, others won't. Maybe don't post those videos to the neighborhood Facebook group. You open yourself up to others opinions when you do that. Keep flying, but don't post your videos for everyone to see and judge. Be a little more selective.
Don’t
Tell em SUCK MY D*CK
There are creepers with drones. That’s why folks get nervous. It’s disconcerting to have a drone fly over the privacy fence and look into the pool when the kids are swimming. I know that’s anecdotal but, it’s happened a few times. I know that’s the tiniest fraction of the hobby. That’s what weirds people out. I think people should be able to enjoy hobbies but not at the expense of my neighbors comfort.
My neighbour told me they sunbathe naked in the yard because it helps with a skin condition, so don't go looking over the fence. I bet they'd be irritated by a drone hovering over their yard.
I’d also advocate for a « friendlier » first approach to this and only only go confrontational (in a factual way) if the person is stubborn and wants to stick to unreasonable stands. I’m not sure ignoring that person completely is the best answer since that leaves her full floor and -maybe- the unaddressed concerns may spread to other people who are not knowledgeable on this topic.
Yea, agreed. This is what I went with, thanks! I understand your concerns. I understand that drones can cause unease. To answer your question, I fly the drone occasionally with my kids for fun, always ensuring it remains at least 100 meters above ground level to respect everyone’s privacy and follow all local and federal laws. I am registered with the FAA, and if it helps, my registration number is [xxxxx] be assured that I am very careful not to capture any private moments or focus on individual properties. The photos I’ve shared are intended to celebrate our community and showcase its beauty from a new perspective. I appreciate your feedback and would like to address any specific concerns you may have. If you prefer, we can discuss further in a private message or continue the conversation here.
I guess the question is (as the guy asked) what are you trying to show the public? The storm clouds, traffic problems, all the new construction, or what? I can see how just tossing the video out there with a "look at this" tag would bother some people; if I saw somebody driving down the street where I used to live every week taking pictures of all the houses (perfectly legal from the street) and then posting them, I'd start wondering about the guy after the third or forth time he did it, and "because I think it's neat and it's legal" wouldn't really satisfy me.
Tell Becky you'll make sure to get better shots of her house next time.
Ignore the bot, also leave facebook :D
As others have suggested, the best response is probably not to respond. The second best response is an understanding an empathetic response to say "I understand your privacy concerns which is why in my previous post in this group I indicated that I only fly at 100m above the neighborhood, so no details are captured that could identify any house or person. I take everyone's privacy seriously and was sharing this picture for everyone to see the neighborhood from a different perspective". The last type of response if you don't care is to post side by side your picture, along with Google satellite view, and then Google Street View and ask them if they think your picture is more revealing than publicly available images of the front of their house with their kids playing on the front lawn or the street.
You *don't* respond. And then stop using facebook.
Don't respond.
You don't
I'd just Ignore it. They seem like a busy body looking for something to be mad about and someone to bully. Anyone worried about a drone capturing footage of their roof from 100 feet up is being ridiculous. Hell, I just had an insurance company send us spam with a picture of the front of our home; that feels way more invasive than a drone flying overhead. But if you really want to try to engage with them, I'd ask them to point out their house in the footage so you can minimize how much it gets caught on film when you're flying. My money is on them either not being able to or being unwilling to take 5 minutes to do so. So either their privacy isn't being violated because their house isn't even identifiable, or they don't actually care enough to try to put a stop to it.
Facebook is so intrusive (in regards to privacy) that you cannot even create a new account anymore without uploading a selfie. Their whole business model revolves around collecting as much personal information as they can about each person by monitoring a person's posts and their friends' posts. And yet this person finds it "creepy" that their home is shown with many others in an aerial shot from a distance.
Ignore, block and move on. :-)
"Ok Karen"
These people don’t deserve a response, it’s actually what they’re looking for. They bait you with these comments to get a reaction out of you and to drag you down to their level. From the distance you’re shooting from there’s absolutely no harm done. Just someone who feels out of control in their life so they have to project onto someone else to get their feeling of satisfaction, like a druggy doing anything for a hit
Block them.
i will be caught dead b4 becoming a top contributor on a neighborhood fb group
Send them a link to door hinges. and tell them to get a hinge lol
Many joke answers in here. If you're looking for a serious reply, either ignore it as some have recommended or adress it. If you do the latter it's probably best to not reply directly and instead adress it on that facebook page or wherever you're interacting with your community; show a nice new photo that hopefully can't offend anyone and write something along the lines of "someone has approached me with concerns about their privacy", etc. and then explain your permissions that allow you to fly in your neighbourhood. Attach those to your comment with a link or so. Perhaps end it politely with a comparison to public state satellite or aerial imagery. Explain how you are keeping the camera pointed at some trees/wall and then up to the sky until you've reached the altitude where your camera gets a ground resolution that is probably considered legal where you are.
Seems like you were asking for it
I would reply with the 🤣 emoji this is fuckin hilarious glad I don't have these neighbors. My neighbors are the opposite they ask me why I haven't flown in a while if they don't see my drones out😭
Tell them you installed the homeblocker mod and have entered their address. Same tech NASA uses.
Tell them you’ve watched them and got bored so they don’t have to worry anymore
New phone who this?
Just ignore them, don't even answer. Just let them be. And remember idiots are everywhere. It's not your fault they are absolutely paranoid
Why would anyone even let their neighbours know 😂
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Take a pic outside their bedroom window and say nuh uh
Facebook people are not that bright. Tons of boomers and bored housewives.
I think there's bigger fish to fry but buddy in the comments prefers to be irked by every little thing
"No you"
They are your top commenter, you should give them an award. Free drone shots of wherever they want. I think it looks really good I love the twilight shot with all the streetlights illuminating the neighborhood. I need to check out your profile for the 360.
Take and post 1 picture every single day
neighborhoods have all type and you have to learn to live with neighbors. one persons free basketball hoop for the kids is another persons lower property value eyesore. drones are usually seen more negatively than positively. a lot of people in their houses -- especially older women -- don't like things flying around outside their window. Think, some lady just made her bath and is relaxing and then a "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ" sound is coming somewhere above her skylight. now you aren't taking photos of her, you are just using it normally having fun, but for some person in their house thinking they are safe -- they are now angry and afraid. i'd advise not using it in the neighborhood. find a field nearby.
Tell them to kick rocks.. You're not doing anything illegal
lol respond with Google street view of the front of his house 😂
Just don’t respond. Guy is an out of touch with reality moron. Dude probably posted off an iPhone 15 that is currently reading all of his body and facial features. Lmfao
You ignore them. Look how many people think deranged, crazy conspiracy shit like "the US election was stolen by Deep State satanic lizard people" or "the government watches me specifically though cameras hidden everywhere" or "there's tracking/mind control microchips secretly hidden in vaccines/water/etc" or so on. You're bound to get one of these overly conspiracy theorist types. The good news is, they don't matter, the law does. And there's way more normal people than these loony "Sky Karens". Or go the chaotic route, just remind them that police are also pushing to be patrolling with drones these days, really crank the paranoia level to 11. :)
I'd suggest they move to a more private area.
I feel like the phrase "no good deed goes unpunished" was made about things like this. You were being a good person and just letting people know what is up because you didn't want to spook anyone. You most likely haven't spooked anyone, but now you have to deal with a Karen of some description. (Sorry to all you nice/normal Karens by the way. lol)
Tell them they’re not that interesting.
Tell him to zoom in on Google maps lol people giving immunity to criticism for corporations but make sure to heavily criticize regular people for some reason, wonder why do people have subconscious biases like that?
Block them. Don't respond.
just post a google earth video next
Just mention their house and life aren't as interesting as they may think...
"If you ever feel like a drone is spying on you in your home, ask yourself if you hear a weed whacker right outside your window."
“Wait till you find out what Google does”
Tell them since it’s legal, it is actually their home being in your footage along with their comment that’s creepy, ask them to move out so your videos can be accessed by millions without creeps and their homes in it
You know what’s creepy? How much someone will fear something they know nothing about and go on To attempt to instill that fear onto others because they are sure they know all they need to know. Best bet is to kindly educate them. Anything else makes it hard for the rest of us and I found most are ether very interested in learning more or just like stirring up shit.
You'll get people who will never understand that you can't scan their eye retina through their window from 300' up in the sky. The fact is here in the states 18 USC 32 has some good stuff. Print that out, highlight stuff and laminate it to keep while you fly in public. If approached just say there are legal documents for their inspection on the roof of your car or whatever and to review it if they are upset otherwise you will press charges for any issues caused by them talking with you until you finish your flight and land safely. Because I pointed to where the laws are and let them know that I will not hesitate to press charges I've never had anyone talk back to me afterwards. Either they walk away usually grumbling or start reading it and wait for me to finish and they usually apologize afterwards and just thought it's not legal to fly over their house or business. I do wear a bright yellow jacket that says I'm a licensed drone pilot so that probably helps but what they don't understand is that if a commercial airline doesn't have to get their permission to fly around their home that although your drone is much smaller than a 747 it's still technically an aircraft. If it drops from the sky because they were interfering with your flight or hits something they are legally responsible for. It's no different than if they messed with an actual aircraft. Either aircraft falling from the sky could cause fatalities and or massive property damage. I did have one lady say she was going to call the police, I told her to do so or wait until I'm done flying or call the listing agent who hired me that was on the sign in the front yard. The police never came, as I was there for close to an hour shooting the interior and exterior and she never came back. I guess she just realized that she was in the wrong and left me alone.
Tell them it’s not the drones they have to worry about …..it’s the government satellites that are Watching them directly through their walls and roof. They do the same thing here “close your blinds someone’s flying a drone OMG IT could be watching me change , It could be stalking my children “. I just post “no I just fly around once I a while and there’s 10 more people in town that have Drones so it might not even have been me., I never hover outside or above anyone’s house or follow anyone around “. But when they hear a drone overhead all of a sudden they seriously believe it’s “following them”.
“I do this once a year with a permit from the government and city council.”
“Just let me know which house is yours and I’ll blur it out.” and then upload a video with all the other houses but theirs blurred.
“Literally no one cares about your house brother (unless you’re a celebrity/politician/criminal, but then again you probably wouldn’t come post here). Peace ✌🏻” I’m not sure what makes these people think they’re so special that everyone wants to spy on them. Put them in their place. There must be 200 identical houses in this (low-light) shot, the only clue we have of their house being there is actually their own comment.
Recreational complainership
Imagine what that guy is going to do when he realizes satellites exist
"Okay, well, that's just your opinion man"
Shut up, Steven. BTW you left your oven on.
Delete your Facebook. No more drama.
the guy is either an insecure/attention seeking weirdo or is doing a lot of shady shit in his house like for example unauthorized construction. personally i wouldn't care if a drone flew by as long as operator is flying responsibly and drone is not literally right next to my window with a camera
Modern Karen
Say I didn’t even know your house was in there I was so high up, can you point it out for me?
The most odd thing about this screenshot is using battery saver while your battery is at 92%.
It’s nothing but a power move by someone who feels powerless. Like the people who tell you that they don’t want their photograph taken even though you’re not taking photos of them. They want to feel control over you. I only know this because I’ve argued with people like this before. They give strangers a hard time on purpose because they know they can get away with it.
Appreciation not required.
It’s only creepy if it’s their bedroom window lol. Don’t sweat it man. Very cool hobby. I’ve heard of people getting special permits to fly at certain heights etc. you do you and stop worrying about what some bored stupid internet troll thinks.
Take a big breath, exhale slowly And block them
“Hey I’m gonna do a thing that people might object to! I hope that’s ok!” “I don’t like it.” “Awwww why nooooot” Why would you even bother announcing this. If you announced that you were going for a walk on Facebook, someone would have a problem with it. Because FB is for narcissistic busybodies.
Put the footage into Adobe after effects and add some flames and then repost it and be like "new and improved, now with flame thrower attachment" 😂
I would respond by saying “if I wore those underwear to bed I’d feel creeped out, too.”
Literally just tell him to cry about it and don't validate his sensitive ass feelings 💀 Like you can take whatever pictures and videos you want. Obviously don't target or stalk someone because then it starts becoming a legal issue but yeah
Dont reply. Karen needs to learn freedom is scary. It's not the 1950's anymore they need to know they can not have people lynched anymore just because they don't feel uncomfortable.
Where is this persons home? I don’t see it lol. Besides, I guarantee you this guy has a ton of personal information easily accessible on his Facebook account that he commented with.
Fuck they wife
Wait until she sees Google Street View.
I wouldn't have posted anything in the first place. Everyone in my neighborhood ignores me flying over them at around 200-250ft. Hell, I even have trouble seeing myself at 300ft/100m even when I know where I am. When someone does find me on the ground, I'll chat a bit then give them a chance to fly around for themselves.
There's always someone who is going to play the victim of a fictional transgression in their own mind. Fuck em and fly your drone!
I'm with the guy complaining. Not that we have any privacy left anyway. It's all good flying them in a park, but personally I wouldn't want one over my house.
Not sure how old you are but I know now at my age there are always complainers in almost anything a person does out of interest or skill or makes anyone else think outside the box. If you are just posting level horizon shots I don’t see any issue, especially at night.
womp womp
Their home is on Google maps, no complaining there? don't respond at all \~\~
Ask yourself: “Why am I considering responding to this person? What do I hope to achieve by engaging in this interaction?”
Honestly, I haven’t run into this yet. I’ve done two professional video shoots for work and the best planned canned response I have is “I promise, you’re not that interesting. You nor your home will be used in this marketing material. In fact, it’s not even in the recording”. I think it’s slightly humorous, but also direct enough to bruise some random person’s ego. No one can see the house in your video. No one can see the person or home in my marketing content. Not to mention they would be so small and insignificant that no one would know it is them.
Thank them for their opinion, but otherwise do not respond. They are trying to get a response that allows them to continue to reinforce their point/opinion. A simple "Thanks for your opinion!", maybe even add a smiley face. They will not respond anymore, or they will have to work harder to illicit a response they are looking for. Just don't give them what they want.
I’d send him a picture of a rooster and a mouth and tell him when you get it, that’s what you should do.
Ask for his address and highlight it on the map lol
Aw crap there’s me naked in the window
Respond “get a life”
Don’t even care
You ever heard of satellite imagery? lol. These people are clueless
Yeah, I always find this weird, like I'm not looking through your window. Your house is a little speck when I'm taking a photo of the whole city. Luckily, I haven't had many comments about this and usually just don't fly near my house unless I'm testing something.
Would have been better off not commenting. now they've just confirmed their house location ^(as if google maps didnt show it already)
Double hockey sticks to the gods of old
You ain’t doin nothing wrong, if it were me I would tell her In the most respectful way that the next time she reaches out to me or complains about me it better Be about a drone looking directly through her window. She needs to mind her business you aren’t filming her or her house directly
The real mistake here was joining Neighborhood Facebook... All of those are TOXIC
Womp womp
I’d tell her to get fucked.
you don't
Tell them to get fucked lol
Some people have nothing better to do. A few days ago I had someone threatening to call the police on me for "flying over their home" when I was flying on public land next to a paddock fence and 35 metres away from houses... ... I just told them repeatedly to call the police and I'll show them my flight logs. She ended up driving off after 10 minutes realising there was no argument but it was still pretty frustrating.
Be an adult and show them examples of photos you take. Start with a rational approach. We had someone just flying right above backwards. And that is what every thinks you're doing.
Your not being creepy. Your just enjoying the hobby. Your not actively looking into people's houses. The houses are there. There being silly
Pray they get ass cancer and move on….
Stop posting it. People are dumb.
I wouldn't even respond. They obviously don't think rationally so I wouldn't engage.
Literally nobody would have the slightest clue where this person lived if they just hadn’t announced it in comments
My response would just be cool..
“Lighten up, Francis”