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01-18-2020 | 11:55 PM

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Go on the offense -- A petition.

I've been saying that in order to win this game we not only need to mount a good defense of what we currently have, but we also need to go on the offense and pop the delivery drone bubble that's the motivation behind all of this.

With that in mind I've just created a Petition which will be sent to all governors, President Trump, Amazon, and others. Frankly - they may ignore it and some (most) probably will. However -- we need to flank the enemy and hit them from all sides.
It's my hope that some of you will find this a positive contribution to the issue and jump on this -- posting to your FB - or wherever else you can. I'd like to enlist the general public - not just modelers in this fight and I believe this is one way.
The link is http://chng.it/vHFsxJyQft (text below)

If you disagree -- don't sign the petition. If you agree please help me blow up the internet with resistance.
Please don't allow this post to hijack the thread. Please don't discuss it's merit or lack thereof here. It's the best I could do -- and to some it will be flawed -- but it's better than nothing. The site will likely hit you up for a donation. There are better places to put your money. All I'm asking for is support.

Prohibit Commercial Drones from operating over private property or residential areas <400'

A number of business are endeavoring to create Unmanned Arial Systems to deliver packages. While we're not opposed to new opportunities afforded by advanced in technology, these opportunities must not impinge on the individuals safety, security, comfort, privacy, or property.

The sound of Drones, their physical presence agitating livestock, domestic pets and residents as well as the danger of having them fall from the sky over private property are in direct conflict with ad coelum doctrine which, from common law, states that a property owner owns not only the plot of land but also the space above the plot.

In United States v. Causby

The court held the public's right of flight does not extend downward to the earth's surface. finding "if the landowner is to have full enjoyment of the land, he must have exclusive control of the immediate reaches of the enveloping atmosphere. Otherwise, buildings could not be erected, trees could not be planted, and even fences could not be run" …“The fact that he does not occupy [space] in a physical sense -- by the erection of buildings and the like -- is not material. As we have said, the flight of airplanes, which skim the surface but do not touch it, is as much an appropriation of the use of the land as a more conventional entry upon it.

Commercial Drones or UAS must not be allowed to operate over private property or residential areas. To do so is a violation of property owners property, security, comfort, privacy, and safety.

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