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He actually says in the video that it might not be legal to operate but they could still sell you one. Anything is legal off-road on your own private property.
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Yeah, once you leave the ground you aren't on your property anymore.

Not true, though the exact boundary is not well defined. See US v. Causby

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Causby


Depends where you are, but generally you are good to around 400ft above your own property in most cases.

FAA jurisdiction over the airspace is not the same as a rule prohibiting every form of powered lift-off within it. There's a lot of grey area in FAA regs - for instance you can land a plane on your lawn in class E (if you could manage it).



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