I have to admit, I don’t want to see my airspace invaded by dozens of drones going “about their business” frightening the birds, and packages flying about, and dropping things out onto doorsteps and into gardens etc. Least of all this sort of thing… Tomorrow's cities: What it feels like to fly a jetpack - BBC News “He admits there will be "regulatory hurdles" to overcome and, if the airways become packed with jetpacks, a need for "automatic collision avoidance". But, according to Michael Read, who is one of only two test pilots who have actually flown the jetpack, it will be worth it. "It's intuitive, free-flowing and most of all, fun," he says. "Being able to be transported up into the sky in such an unconstrained way is truly a unique and enjoyable experience.” Sadly it isn't "my airspace" though, so I guess I will just have to "get used to it" as time goes by, or buy a gun... or "anti-drone" net... Anti drone net - Google Search I am reminded of people that didn't want "trains" or "automobiles" or those that thought that "if god wanted us to fly he'd have give us wings..." and how it didn't make a blind bit of difference to what happened next... Rm.
Every year it's getting more like Dan Dare. Soon we will all be flying on Something like the Mekon's chair.
I could see a slight problem shooting down or trapping lo-flying commuters, though it might be fun, make for an interesting game, and be like a new form of falconry etc. It does feel a bit like land trespass, if the thing is "manned", albeit the person riding in it might not actually be "flying it", at least not alone (i.e. computer aided etc): Trespass in English law - Wikipedia "Land is defined as the surface, subsoil, airspace and anything permanently attached to the land, such as houses. The rights of landowners over airspace are not unlimited; in Bernstein of Leigh v Skyviews & General Ltd,[52] the action for trespass failed because the violation of airspace took place several hundred metres above the land. This was backed up by the Civil Aviation Act 1982, which provides that it is not trespass if the aircraft is flying at a reasonable height.[53] An overhanging crane can constitute trespass, as in Woolerton v Costain,[54] as can an advertising sign, as in Kelsen v Imperial Tobacco Co.[55] Possession does not necessarily mean the ownership of land, but the right to eject or exclude others from it." However: "Laws For Flying Drones In The United Kingdom. When operating a drone or small UAV, make sure that your aerial vehicle or aircraft does not endanger anyone or anything. You must keep your aircraft within your visual line of sight, which means that it should be no more than 400 feet above you and 500 meters ahead of you." Maybe they should just build tunnels everywhere to deliver everything (so we never have to leave the house ) or we should retreat underground ourselves to be secure from all these threats from above I'm sure some people would love the idea of flying sofa's though, or maybe just flying beds, just another kind of flying carpet I guess
