Illegal or not, people do things they shouldn’t. I’m surprised we’ve never seen a drone interfering at the Super Bowl or buzzing a golfer this weekend at Augusta. Seems like they could fly in from a long way away, zip out and dodge any police and even land far away if piloted from a moving car. Almost impossible to catch mid flight. So why hasn’t some nefarious individual done this yet? Transponder type identification on those things?
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In regards to the US :
Soon, every drone over 250g in weight will be required to be registered with the FAA and have a transponder that transmits telemetry, serial number, and operator location.
DJI , which has about 70% of the market share, has most (if not all) of their drones do this already. Those drones can also have software restrictions on where they can fly.
Important events will have anti-drone capabilities. Even if you homebuild, there’s still a chance of components being traced or a forensic analysis linking it to the owner if it’s recovered.
But in the end, it boils down to every other law. Compliance is not guaranteed.
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