On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, Sunder wrote:
Jim Choate wrote:
And what says that I can't shoot down a bird that flies over my property provided my property is large enough to prevent me shooting bullets through the neighbors' windows?
Well that depends on the sort of bird and where your property is.
Non endangered generic duck for example. Assume it's hunting season.
No, I'm not going to let you argue the general by picking a specific that fist your argument. You can't shoot at aircraft of any kind at any time, even model ones.
Now assume it's a radio controlled flying bot with a camera. Can I shoot it down if it's flying over my land and I recognize it for the spook gear it really is?
No, you can't shoot at aircraft of any kind at any time that aren't yours. Call the FAA on this one. If you're on your property and the air vehicle is something like higher than 500ft you can't shoot it then either it's no longer in 'private airspace' (look into the license free experimental aircraft for the flight ceiling, it's been years since I did anything like this.). I do experimental rocketry and one of the projects I wanted to work on was a 'rocket wars' where two rockets tracked each other. When I contacted the FAA they said they would not issue a waiver irrespective of insurance issues. A bird <> aircraft. I'm quiting here 'cause you only get sillier. ____________________________________________________________________ Before a larger group can see the virtue of an idea, a smaller group must first understand it. "Stranger Suns" George Zebrowski The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------