09-16-2017, 07:06 AM
Thought exercise; apologies in advance for the potential thread hijack:
Suppose I paint something on my roof, maybe some swear words, or a swastika, or genitalia, maybe a combination of these.
If a tourist (or tour operator) is offended enough to complain, what is the basis of their complaint? It's only "in the public view" for people who paid $250 to fly over my house; neighbors or random passers-by cannot see it. Am I not entitled to my privacy?
Perhaps the tour operators merely fly elsewhere to avoid offending their customers. What happens if enough people paint offensive murals on their rooftops?
Related: what if my mural cites the chapter and verse of CFR and/or any other applicable regulations about flight altitude? It's no longer "offensive", merely raising "inconvenient questions" from the tourists... especially if I work out the exact size necessary to be illegible at 1500' AGL while being clearly readable at lower altitudes.
Suppose I paint something on my roof, maybe some swear words, or a swastika, or genitalia, maybe a combination of these.
If a tourist (or tour operator) is offended enough to complain, what is the basis of their complaint? It's only "in the public view" for people who paid $250 to fly over my house; neighbors or random passers-by cannot see it. Am I not entitled to my privacy?
Perhaps the tour operators merely fly elsewhere to avoid offending their customers. What happens if enough people paint offensive murals on their rooftops?
Related: what if my mural cites the chapter and verse of CFR and/or any other applicable regulations about flight altitude? It's no longer "offensive", merely raising "inconvenient questions" from the tourists... especially if I work out the exact size necessary to be illegible at 1500' AGL while being clearly readable at lower altitudes.