Originally Posted by microdon2

One other aspect about quadcopters. I was flying one of my planes on Saturday morning by myself in a wide open field, in the snow (seems like no one else in NY likes flying off of skis...) I'm adding fuel in between flights when I hear a buzzing nearby. I look up and see a small green quad-copter, hoving about 20 feet away. I look around and finally see the pilot - he must have been 8-900 ft away, at the far end of this field. Given the small size of the quadcopter I guessed he must be flying it FPV, as there's no way he could have seen the quad with the naked eye it at that distance. The quad just hovered there, facing me. Then I had the wierd feeling I was being watched. It left after a minute, but I noticed it came back between flights. I have to admit it did feel a little like being watched, or spied on, even harrassed. I never thought of this before, but having a quad hovering near you, watching you, does now seem like a bit of an invasion of your privacy. I admit I was a little annoyed, as this guy (who I'd never seen, and who stayed 900 feet away) was obviously intentionaly hoving close to me. (He left after about 45 minutes, and didn't come over to say hello.) Now, maybe I was being overly-sensitive, but I can see this becoming a sore spot with these quads, that they can easily be used to harrass and annoy (especially with FPV). Would not be surprised if we hear soon about rural-types pulling out their shotguns and shooting these things out of the sky.