[philfort]

Most of these aren't FAA violations though (those generally involve height restrictions, or not flying in zones near airports). You'd need to report it to the NPS or National Forest office, and they probably wouldn't do anything.

[Chief Joseph]

Many technological 'advances' annoy the hell out of me and drones are near the top of the list.

[jaysway]

[altasnob]

[philfort]

[Gwen]

[Waterman]

Zimmertr mentioned a signal jammer. Perhaps this is an answer to the drone issue. Pull it out disrupt the signal, drone returns to base. My understanding about drones is they return to launch site if a issue arises. Repeat as needed. Pretty sure I’m missing something as someone is sure to point out. Without a doubt there would be unintended consequences such as a interfering with search and rescue, or a legitimate application. Until it becomes inconvenient for drone operators nothing will stop the recreational activity.

[Randito]

Signal jammers with range sufficient to disable drones farther than a football field length away cost several kilobucks and weigh several pounds. They are also illegal for use by individuals in the US, though enforcement is as limited as is enforcement of drone flying rules. Expectations of drone flight rules enforcement by land agencies for anything other than protecting public safety around airports or events with thousands of people is unrealistic IMHO.

[zimmertr]

To be clear Neeeeeek mentioned using jammers. I simply postulated on their illegality.

[jaysway]

This obviously doesn't encompass all cases, but the most problematic illegal drone usage is by people like Drew Simms and Jake Guzman who are influencers with hundreds of thousands of followers. Their videos generate millions of views and implicitly encourage others to follow in their footsteps. If influencers didn't generate big engagement with these types of videos they wouldn't do them. The best case would be if these people's followers knew enough about wilderness conduct to hold them accountable. Sadly, I doubt that's going to happen anytime soon - when Mason Strehl, the person I follow who was calling Jake Guzman out, Guzman's followers were trashing Mason in the comments and making excuses for why drones in the wilderness are fine. I wouldn't be surprised if Guzman blocked Strehl but that's just speculation. Perhaps a quicker way to get action here would be to contact the sponsors of these influencers and tell these companies that you don't appreciate this person using their drone illegally and disturbing the goats, bear, birds and other animals that drones bother. These influencers make money by doing sponsored posts. Guzman has done sponsored work for DJI. Drew Simms has done sponsored work for Jeep and Backcountry. If enough people complained I doubt these brands would want to work with these influencers.

[Waterman]

Another dream, reduced to ashes.

[jcocci]

As a responsible drone owner/operator seeing this sh## pisses me off. Not that is matters but I am curious as to how many of these folks don't know they are supposed to flying their drone in a wilderness area / national park or just don't care. Too many dumb drone owners out there. Drones aren't the issue its the people who operate them. Just like everything else if life some people just don't care about anything but themselves. And yes you can report this to the FFA and a good chance they will do something about it. Especially with it posted online. Its happened to lots of people.

[Bramble_Scramble]

Saw some idiots flying a drone at Robin Lakes about a month ago. Wasn't too surprised given the type of crowd that area attracts. I got the same view by hiking south up the ridge between the two lakes...

[Chief Joseph]

[Lazyhiker]