Yep, starting Friday, Feds have now passed a law requiring registration of most of the higher end ones. I don't own one of the devices but I don't like the feds butting their noses in on it. They claim too many are flying them around airports or too high, endangering commercial flights. I don't buy it. I think some well-placed business types are trying to corner markets.
Funny, I wasn't nearly so suspicious of government 7-8 years ago.
I've studied them some:
- They can take live video and stills and send directly to the controller.
- They can fly about 20-25 minutes, 500 yards or more from the controller.
- Some of have "homing" button to return and land at take-off point
Frankly, if someone wants to check their stands from time to time to make sure trespassers or thieves aren't messing around, no LE officer could make a case against it.
I don't think I own the air space above my property? So, unless I could prove an invasion of privacy, like hovering outside a home window, I wouldn't think I could take destructive action against a neighbor's device.