Another Drone Pilot does it Again
06-30-2015, 07:34 AM
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And I hope like Hell Tom is right about no harm coming to our hobby , I really don't want to see anything bad happen , but I do have to admit to being a bit fearful of public reaction when something really ugly , accident wise , finally does eventually happen . The public , driven to a frenzy by the ghoulish media , seems to love banning things . Everything from supersized "Big Mac" hamburgers in some areas to lawn darts everywhere have been banned and folks are still having heart attacks and getting injured by sharp objects , so we all know how well bans on anything generally turn out ....
06-30-2015, 08:42 AM
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init4fun, that something really bad may have happened. It seems the forest fire air tankers in Washington (I think) were kept down because of idiots iwth drones. It was too dangerous to fly with uncontrolled activity in the area. How many homes were destroyed because some people just wanted to have fun?
06-30-2015, 08:59 AM
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init4fun, that something really bad may have happened. It seems the forest fire air tankers in Washington (I think) were kept down because of idiots iwth drones. It was too dangerous to fly with uncontrolled activity in the area. How many homes were destroyed because some people just wanted to have fun?
Hi RG , 
Yes sir , it's no joke or fun and games when some idiot blocks access to emergency operations . It's exactly things of that nature that I fear will escalate and result in bans on private citizen's use of flying cameras . A shame that such a wonderful new technology will end up regulated because of a few morons with no common sense , but that seems to be the way all new technology ends up , a "free for all" at first and then much regulation when the idiots in society go about proving just how dangerous anything can be in the hands of a moron . As much as I like the idea of FPV , It or no other single flight disipline are worth loosing the entire hobby over , and when "push comes to shove" with the ugly and the banning , I hope the rest of the hobby makes it through the turmoil unscathed .
06-30-2015, 10:45 AM
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the irony too is that something like this this technology could probably be extremely helpful in these types of situations, yet the use of them needs to be coordinated and deployed wisely, unlike some yahoo who just wants to get some video to load online. I'm looking forward to a time when we can start seeing and reading stories about them being helpful with these types of situations. I think we've already seen some about how they have helped with farming and agriculture etc, now I'm hoping we see something the public will rally around.
06-30-2015, 06:12 PM
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What has Disney World got to do with anything? Do they have low flying aircraft there that might be in harms way? And who is going to fly their quad 3 nautical miles away anyhow? You would have lost control that far away.
06-30-2015, 06:51 PM
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The FAA considers any thing controlled by an auto pilot or a person not in the craft a DRONE i.e. All our R/C Toys are really Drones. The real problem is the News Media doesn't differentiate one type from another ... Quads type R/C TOYS are the problem because just about any one can reasonably be expected to be able to fly one with little or no training. As We all realize there in lies the problem. These people haven't had the training that comes with belonging to a strutted club environment.
But for the AMA not endorsing them because some people just don't like them ain't about to happen. There are too many big companys are selling. Places Like Best Buy Amazon, EBay, Hobby King Tower, and many many others. There is just too much money to be made from QUADs to expect them to go away anytime soon. Better Get Used to they they are here to stay. Well at least till people get bored with them. But then I'm just preaching to the Choir anyway JMHO.
But for the AMA not endorsing them because some people just don't like them ain't about to happen. There are too many big companys are selling. Places Like Best Buy Amazon, EBay, Hobby King Tower, and many many others. There is just too much money to be made from QUADs to expect them to go away anytime soon. Better Get Used to they they are here to stay. Well at least till people get bored with them. But then I'm just preaching to the Choir anyway JMHO.
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07-01-2015, 01:55 PM
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No hot dogs or tacos were harmed in the filming, I think.
http://<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k6UoN8xryRM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Says the guy to the "pilot" after talking her ear off as she flew "what happened"?
Says the "pilot", "I don't know, the wind blew". ( I forgive her)
Says the guy to the "pilot" after talking her ear off as she flew "what happened"?
Says the "pilot", "I don't know, the wind blew". ( I forgive her)
07-01-2015, 01:59 PM
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07-01-2015, 04:57 PM
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https://youtu.be/NDMHVwWu1cE
Now this looks cool, but I wouldn't fly over people or "classic cars" like that.
Guess that's what insurance is for. The local paper has no problem using his footage, the State of Michigan even had him shoot the grand opening of their new river walk park and released it to the media.
He has some great views of freighters going under the Bluewater Bridge too. Don't think he could sink one, but I guess it could start an international incident if he hit a foreign one.
Now this looks cool, but I wouldn't fly over people or "classic cars" like that.
Guess that's what insurance is for. The local paper has no problem using his footage, the State of Michigan even had him shoot the grand opening of their new river walk park and released it to the media.
He has some great views of freighters going under the Bluewater Bridge too. Don't think he could sink one, but I guess it could start an international incident if he hit a foreign one.
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07-01-2015, 06:08 PM
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Thought I heard on the news some woman got KO'd by a falling drone ? It will be daily from now on I suppose.. We had a group of guys getting into them in our club ..but they seem to have given up on them lately.. hardly ever see one at the field.
07-01-2015, 06:27 PM
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https://youtu.be/NDMHVwWu1cE
Now this looks cool, but I wouldn't fly over people or "classic cars" like that.
Guess that's what insurance is for. The local paper has no problem using his footage, the State of Michigan even had him shoot the grand opening of their new river walk park and released it to the media.
He has some great views of freighters going under the Bluewater Bridge too. Don't think he could sink one, but I guess it could start an international incident if he hit a foreign one.
Now this looks cool, but I wouldn't fly over people or "classic cars" like that.
Guess that's what insurance is for. The local paper has no problem using his footage, the State of Michigan even had him shoot the grand opening of their new river walk park and released it to the media.
He has some great views of freighters going under the Bluewater Bridge too. Don't think he could sink one, but I guess it could start an international incident if he hit a foreign one.
) If an organization wants to assume the risk, have at it, they certainly have deep pockets. That was one huge classic car show though, sweet rides.
07-01-2015, 06:32 PM
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Ironically the BBC is the only news organization I could see that had an update to the story, namely that the pilot of the aircraft had come forward and had been in touch with authorities. None of the US based news orgs had updated coverage.
07-01-2015, 07:10 PM
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Porcia83, that's a small one!
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07-01-2015, 08:11 PM
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One page back , page #76 post #1891 to be exact , dated 6/29/15 . Below is a capture of the original post ... And in tonight's news ; 6/29/15 , In Seattle at a pride rally , a woman was knocked out by a falling quadcopter being flown over the event by person(s) unknown . The woman was treated for a concussion and witnesses told police the quadcopter struck the side of a building , disabling it and sending it to the ground where it struck the young woman in the head . Police are reportedly looking for a white male with a tattoo of a woman on his body .I replaced the word "drone" with the word "quadcopter" in the story because that's what the news report showed , a 4 bladed Heli that they claim to cost approx $1200 . Was it taking pictures/video for hire ? Or was it being piloted by yet another ignorant dolt without the good common sense to not fly directly over folk's heads ?
The rest of the wording is unchanged from the report I saw .....
07-01-2015, 08:13 PM
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Here's the link to the Seattle event. These things will result in more restrictions on our hobby...AMA made a huge mistake welcoming them. The media can't handle the subtle distinction of drones vs hobby planes.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...parade-n384076
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...parade-n384076
And here's Franklin's post of the link to the story ....